THE TELEGRAPH: The new oath is to ensure that all Russian soldiers ‘strictly follow the orders of commanders and superiors’
Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner mercenaries to swear an oath of allegiance to him two days after their leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, died in a plane crash widely blamed on the Kremlin.
The order came as Russians fighting for Ukraine urged grieving Wagner fighters to join their ranks, although the mood of the Kremlin mercenaries appeared sombre rather than rebellious.
The new oath aims to build “the spiritual and moral foundations for the defence of the Russian Federation” and ensure that all Russian soldiers and mercenaries “strictly follow the orders of commanders and superiors”. » | James Kilner and Joe Barnes | Friday, August 25, 2023
