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Wagner would be more dangerous under Putin's leadership: Polish PM

Morawiecki says whether the threat would be bigger or smaller was a rhetorical question for him

Wagner would be more dangerous under Putin's leadership: Polish PM
People gather at a makeshift memorial near former PMC Wagner Centre, associated with the founder of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 24, 2023.

Reuters

Published : 24 Aug 2023, 06:19 PM

Updated : 24 Aug 2023, 06:19 PM

The Wagner Group will become an even bigger threat now that it is likely to come under Russian President Vladimir Putin's control following the presumed death of its boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Polish prime minister suggested on Thursday.

"The Wagner Group comes under Putin's leadership. Let everyone answer the question for themselves - will the threat be bigger or smaller? For me, that's a rhetorical question." Mateusz Morawiecki told a news conference.

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