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Officials in Damascus ready to agree to increase the number of Wagner fighters in Syria by more than tenfold

2023-06-30

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

ITV News can reveal that officials in Damascus were ready to agree to increase the number of Wagner fighters in Syria by more than tenfold, Global Security Editor @RohitKachrooITV reportshttps://t.co/EzgTBJyaXz
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 29, 2023

"Russia’s deputy foreign minister flew to Damascus to personally deliver a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad : Wagner Group forces would no longer operate there independently" @drewhinshaw @benoitfaucon @JoeWSJ https://t.co/pqtzgfyvRx pic.twitter.com/98dwqfDRaQ
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) June 28, 2023

Posted by:Fred

#5 Your life has to really suck if your best option is to go to Syria.

Posted by: ed in texas 2023-06-30 15:06

#4 My take: The Russians want to bring the troops home for redeployment to Ukraine. In addition, the costs for Wagner will be borne by Syria, not the Russian budget.

Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-06-30 08:13

#3 Russians play chess while others play checkers.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-06-30 06:37

#2 Or an effort to keep them from returning home?

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-06-30 06:09

#1 Given the history and nature of the Wagner.

Was the Wagner Moscow revolt just a deflective smoke screen for a bigger Russia political power play?

Posted by: NN2N1 2023-06-30 04:53

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