Russian paramilitary fighters should swear an oath to the Russian flag, a presidential decree signed Friday stipulates, two days after the presumed loss of life of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The measure is aimed toward “forming the spiritual and moral foundations for the defence of the Russian Federation” and… applies to members of volunteer formations — a time period often describing mercenary teams — in keeping with the decree.
It additionally applies to teams “contributing to the execution of tasks given to the armed forces” and territorial defence items, the decree printed on the Kremlin web site stated.
Fighters should pledge “their loyalty to the Russian Federation… strictly follow their commanders and superiors’ orders, and conscientiously fulfil their obligations,” the decree learn.
The doc was signed by President Vladimir Putin two months after Prigozhin led his fighters on a lethal rebel in opposition to Moscow’s high brass.
Asked about the way forward for Wagner, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Friday that “legally the Wagner private military group does not exist.”
Mercenary teams are technically outlawed in Russia.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
