The former Russian officer said there was an 'acute conflict' between the Wagner group and the Kremlin's military high command.
This would remove all of those whom Shoigu and Gerasimov personally consider"hostile" for themselves and dangerous politically, said Girkin, a military blogger who has been critical of Russia's war effort.
Girkin said Putin"must act as arbiter" between what appear to be competing interests of Prigozhin and the Ministry of Defense. In a swipe at Putin's distancing of himself from the military failures in Ukraine, Girkin said that"the most normal way out of the current situation would be for Putin to personally accept the role of commander-in-chief."
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