Wagner Group's Prigozhin tells Putin to end fighting in Ukraine

[Uncle Joe]

One of the people closest to Russian president, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who also functions as one of the owners of the private militia "Wagner Force," called on Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine. Prigozhin wrote a comment on the messaging app Telegram and called on the Russian president to declare that "Moscow won the special military operation by exterminating a large part of the male population in Ukraine and occupying its territories."

Prigozhin also claimed that "Russia has captured a large part of Ukraine's territory," adding that, "the best strategy for the Russian army, which suffered heavy losses, is to maintain the existing achievements." In addition, although it was previously reported that there were some differences of opinion between Prigozhin and Putin, he emphasized that "nothing threatens Russia's power," apparently referring to the Russian president.

He also claimed that "for the authorities and society as a whole, it is necessary to put an end to the special operation".

According to him, "the ideal option is to announce the end of the special operation and declare that Russia has achieved the goals that were planned." He also noted that "in a sense, Moscow also achieved them. We killed a huge number of Ukrainian soldiers, so we can report that missions in the special operation have been completed. Russia has occupied a large part of Ukraine's territory, and even managed to create a land corridor to the Crimean peninsula."

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https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739323

[bahboo]

1. announce you won, then leave...

whatever it takes I guess, since you're getting your ass kicked...

[AZ8theist]

12. He must be having trouble finding more land for his cemeteries....

They don't even bother to dig the hole.....

[Walleye]

2. Declare victory and go home, cut your losses

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. If they go home, it's not their victory. That's called a retreat and a defeat

They are having difficulty holding their gains they have now.

Ukraine is not going to stop taking back their own country.

So Russia can't go home if they want to keep anything. Even Crimea may return to Ukraine before long.

[Walleye]

7. They are losing big time, the Russian propaganda will spin it I'm sure

[NJCher]

3. This is a pretty good argument

If Putin is smart, he’ll take it.

[GP6971]

4. It's a ploy.

Declare victory and cease fighting, but don't withdraw. Ukraine would never accept that and they would become the "aggressor" trying to get their territory back

[Sneederbunk]

5. Progozhin should avoid all upper-story windows.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. I was thinking he should moonlight as a window washer for skyscrapers in Moscow.

[brush]

9. YES. What is he thinking after all the other "accidental" falls out of high windows...

in Russia. That shows poor judgment. No wonder they're getting their asses kicked.

[Deuxcents]

10. If what he said is true, I think he's brave to put it out there straight up.

I wish him well. Putin doesn’t take kindly to honesty

[Mopar151]

11. Drunk

I've seen a post somewhere claiming he wanted to run for President in Ukraine, as part of a drunken rambling diatribe. OTOH, his outfit doesn't begrudge a soldier a drink of real vodka before certain death.