Putin: the maintenance of the Wagner PMC was fully funded by the state

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the maintenance of the entire Wagner PMC was fully provided by the state. about this at a meeting with military personnel in the Kremlin's Representative Office. According to TASS, the Russian president spoke

The owner of a private military company, the Concord company, received 80 billion rubles from the state in a year by supplying food, the president claims.

He also said that the state has paid 86.3 billion rubles for the wages of fighters and incentive payments for the year only, since May last year.

“I hope that no one stole anything or stole less, but we will deal with it all,” the president said, speaking of the leadership of the Wagner PMC.

Those who served in the Wagner PMC were respected in the country, Putin added.

This morning, Putin also addressed the military on the porch of the Palace of Facets in the Kremlin. “You actually stopped the civil war, you acted clearly and harmoniously,” he said. The President thanked the entire personnel of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and special services.

On June 26, Putin delivered an address to the nation. He suggested that the fighters of the PMC "Wagner" sign a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry, return to their relatives or "leave for Belarus."