It made the offer in exchange for Ukraine withdrawing its soldiers from Bakhmut. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Mr Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary force, offered to reveal the position of Russian troops to the Ukrainian government, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing leaked US intelligence documents.In exchange for Ukraine withdrawing its soldiers from the area, Mr Prigozhin in January offered to tell its intelligence service the positions of Russian forces, the Post reported.
He said last Tuesday in an audio message that he and his men would be regarded as traitors if they abandoned the area. The Post reported Mr Prigozhin’s offer came through his contacts with Ukraine’s intelligence service.The report is based on secret US documents leaked to the group-chat platform Discord. REUTERS
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