According to American officials familiar, Yfgini Brigujin, the founder and owner of the Russian mercenary company Wagner, who plays a significant role on the Ukrainian battlefield, recently confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin about the performance of his army in the conflict in Ukraine, according to a report in the American newspaper The Washington Post on Tuesday.
Where the officials who spoke without revealing their identity to discuss sensitive intelligence information said that Brigujin’s criticism confirms what he has publicly stated for weeks, but revealing that he did not feel embarrassed to face Putin with this harsh criticism of the Russian military performance, indicating the growing influence, in light of the faltering of a war. Moscow.
It also emphasises the shaky position of the Russian Defense Corporation’s official leadership, which was chastised by Brigujin and others following months of mistakes and defeats on the battlefield.
The Washington Post, on the other hand, reported earlier that a powerful Russian figure personally confronted Putin about the war’s failure, though it omitted the man’s name. The Washington Post also stated that this conversation was deemed significant enough to be included in President Biden’s daily intelligence briefing.
According to those who had seen it, a second American intelligence dossier detailing Brigujin’s discontent with the Russian Ministry of Defense and the escalating strain in his relationship with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was sent to Washington officials.
According to this report, Brigujin claimed that Wagner’s corporation does not provide the Russian Ministry of Defense with adequate money and resources to carry out its duty in the fight and that the dependence on Wagner is more than is necessary.
However, according to US intelligence experts, Brigujin recently posted a video on social media showing Wagner soldiers lamenting the lack of basic food and supplies in an effort to persuade the Kremlin to increase the company’s funding.
The founder of Wagner confronts Putin about the military shortcomings of the Russian army in Ukraine.
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