Ukrainians will likely retake the territory they lost to Russian annexation, such as Crimea, if Moscow lets up on the pressure and declares victory too early, according to Yevgeny Prigozhin, commander of the Wagner Group mercenary forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Western benefactors would quickly roll through any hastily erected borders between Ukraine and Russia’s newly acquired territory, Mr. Prigozhin said this weekend on his group’s Telegram social media site.
A close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mr. Prigozhin was nicknamed “Putin’s chef” because he owns several restaurants and catering companies. But Mr. Prigozhin also has engaged in a war of words with senior Russian military leaders. Most recently, he has complained about being denied ammunition needed to carry on the fight.“Orders were given for shipment on February 23, but to date, most of has not been shipped,” Mr. Prigozhin wrote. “We understand what the reasons are — ordinary bureaucracy or betrayal.”
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