Chairman of the Federation Council opposed the adoption of the law on PMCs in Russia

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Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko spoke out against the adoption of a law on private military companies in the Russian Federation. In her opinion, all volunteer units should be subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.


I believe that laws are not needed for individual companies, in particular PMCs. We have many volunteer, Cossack detachments, they are great, patriots, they fight like mobilized, contract soldiers. But they must all fight on the principle of unity of command, under the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff ... There should be no Makhnovshchina

- said Matvienko.

It should be noted that the next wave of talk about the need to adopt a law on private military companies in Russia arose after an unsuccessful attempt at a military rebellion organized by the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Prior to that, for several years, the PMC headed by him successfully defended the interests of the Russian Federation in Syria and Africa. Since 2022, its fighters have taken part in a special military operation in Ukraine.

During this time, they managed to mark a number of high-profile victories, including the capture of Popasna, Soledar and Artemovsk. In May of this year, Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the withdrawal of his units to the rear camps for rest.

After an attempted military mutiny in June this year, Wagner PMC left Russia and moved to Belarus. Now the fighters of the "orchestra" are training local military and special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic.
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  1. Kuramori Reika Offline Kuramori Reika
    Kuramori Reika (Kuramori Reika) 25 July 2023 13: 57
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    If PMC Wagner had been subordinate to the incompetent parade generals Gerasimov and Co. from the very beginning, they would have been destroyed in the first months, and the front would have passed somewhere beyond Belgorod. These went to PMCs to be away from this humiliation and disgrace.
  2. Jacques sekavar Offline Jacques sekavar
    Jacques sekavar (Jacques Sekavar) 25 July 2023 17: 53
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    Aunt misunderstands the situation, the needs of the state and capital. After talking with influential people, she will certainly change her mind.
    The state should have a tool to deal with such delicate issues as support for “friendly” regimes abroad.
    Natural monopolies operate all over the world, even in hostile state formations, access to the territory of which is impossible for the armed forces to ensure the protection of their property, for obvious reasons.
    This predetermines the need for partial privatization or the creation of alternative armed forces on a commercial basis such as PMC Wagner.
    The different interests of the capitalists and the natural monopolies make unified leadership of private armies impossible.
  3. lord-palladore-11045 Offline lord-palladore-11045
    lord-palladore-11045 (Konstantin Puchkov) 25 July 2023 19: 23
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    Prior to that, for several years, the PMC headed by him successfully defended the interests of the Russian Federation in Syria and Africa. Since 2022, its fighters have taken part in a special military operation in Ukraine.

    - this only says that talent, including military talent, is more effective without mediocre commandos, and, accordingly, talent should also manage talent. If you are mediocre, then the mediocre official who put you in a high position is a criminal! As for the law, they were late with it, and a highly professional formation, I will even say unique, not only left the Russian Federation, but doubted the competence of the Russian authorities. Therefore, I say again - mediocrity in power has nothing to do!
  4. wichera65 Offline wichera65
    wichera65 (Vladimir Baranlv) 26 July 2023 09: 20
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    A resounding victory in Artyomovsk cost 20 Wagner fighters. The awesome strategist Prigozhin drove the former convicts (meat) just to be slaughtered, until they began to give him more of them. It can be seen that there was a shortage of prisoners in the camps. Commentators have found an idol for themselves who has a sledgehammer symbol of power, apparently they themselves are the same undeniable and invincible strategists.