Head of Russian paramilitary organization Wagner, Evgeny Prigozhin announced today, on Saturday, that he intends to run for president Ukrainianin 2024.

“I’m doing a political coming out. Looking at everything around, I have political ambitions. I have made the decision to run for president in 2024. For the presidency of Ukraine,” Prigozhin said in a video posted on Telegram.

Prigozhin says he wants to run for president of Ukraine in 2024

The announcement is intended to divert attention from his political ambitions in Russia, where he dreams of taking power and possibly becoming Putin’s successor. pic.twitter.com/sSGEXUUcDO

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According to him, in the struggle for the presidency, he will face former President Petro Poroshenko and the “inadequate” Volodymyr Zelensky.

“If I win the presidential elections in Ukraine, then everything will be fine, guys, no bombs neededhe stressed.

When asked why he complains about the lack of ammunition and does not buy them himself, Prigozhin replied that “if I buy everything with my own money, then we will talk about” state administration “, and not about business.”

According to him, every month his organization requires about 10,000 tons of ammunition worth almost $1 billion.

Yesterday, Friday, he announces the opening of recruitment centers in dozens of Russian cities.

“Recruitment centers for Wagner PMCs have been opened in 42 Russian cities,” Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a statement, adding that “despite the colossal resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces, we will move forward.”

He also expressed concern about the lack of ammunition for both the Wagner team and the entire Russian army.

Source: Anadolu