Russia is struggling to find reinforcements to send to the war in Ukraine; the Wagner mercenary group is now hoping to recruit thousands by offering a literal get-out-of-jail-free card to convicted criminals serving prison terms.
seems to be making an offer that it hopes convicted criminals can’t refuse: a get out of jail card.
It is not clear when the video was filmed, but it appears to provide the first on-record evidence of a recruitment strategy that has been rumor for months: soliciting prisoners to trade prison garb for military uniforms as a way of replenishing Russia’s ranks on the battlefield. But in the video, he starts his pitch by saying openly that he represents Wagner and is looking for recruits as the war in Ukraine “is tough and doesn’t even compare to the Chechen wars or any others.”
Another equivocate statement posted by Concord’s press service came from Prigozhin himself: “If I were a prisoner, I would dream of joining this friendly team in order to not only redeem my debt to the Motherland, but also to repay it with interest.”
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