What Conditions Did Vladimir Putin Set for Prigozhin Before His Death?

After the June rebellion, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at least twice. During their second meeting, Putin allegedly set a condition for Prigozhin: he could deal with 'distant foreign countries' such as Africa and Syria, without interfering in Ukraine's and Russia's internal affairs. This was reported by investigative journalist Andrei Zakharov, citing his sources.

Simultaneously, the Russian Ministry of Defense has obstructed Wagner’s activities in Africa and Syria. Zakharov stated that shortly before the plane crash, Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov had arrived in Syria to negotiate with local authorities. Following this, the Syrian authorities demanded that Wagner leave Syria by the end of September.

According to the journalist’s sources, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu asked Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to instruct the Russian embassy in Damascus to not accept aircraft from other countries used by Wagner, such as the Central African Republic’s Ministry of Defense aircraft.

The journalist reported that Yevkurov had also conducted similar negotiations with the Libyan authorities. As a condition for driving Wagner out of the country, he proposed replacing the mercenary forces with structures from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Amidst this situation, Yevgeny Prigozhin flew from Mali to Moscow, where he held at least one meeting with a member of the Security Council before heading to Saint Petersburg. On the evening of August 23, during this flight, the plane crashed in the skies over Tver. On Sunday, August 27, the Investigative Committee confirmed Prigozhin's death based on molecular genetic research results.

'You ask what the Ministry of Defense wants to do with the Wagnerites. It's still not entirely clear, but it seems that the hated Carthage must be destroyed and salted over. In other words, go to another private military company, go to the ministry, forget the name