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2023-01-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Head of Russia's Wagner mercenaries has eyes on Bakhmut mines: US

[Aljazeera] The United States is of the view that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, is interested in taking control of salt and gypsum from mines near the Ukrainian-held city of Bakhmut, a White House official said.

There are indications that monetary motives are driving Russia and Prigozhin’s "obsession" with Bakhmut, the official told the Reuters news agency on Thursday.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-06 03:04|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Someone following the money and mines again? How novel.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-06 03:10|| 2023-01-06 03:10|| Front Page Top

#2 "If we seize the gypsum mines, we can corner the world drywall market. I will be richer than Putin!" he said, stroking his white Persian cat.

Posted by SteveS 2023-01-06 09:38|| 2023-01-06 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 "We must not have a dry wall gap!"

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-06 10:24|| 2023-01-06 10:24|| Front Page Top

#4 The last load of inported chinese sheetrock the russians got was some of the nasty flyash junk, and they're not gonna let that happen again.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-01-06 14:46|| 2023-01-06 14:46|| Front Page Top

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