Co-founder of PMC Wagner Dmitry Utkin (nicknamed Wagner) stood up for Yevgeny Prigozhin in the latter's conflict in the leadership of Chechnya.
Recall that the head of the Chechen parliament, Magomed Daudov, suggested that Prigozhin meet “like a man with a man”, and also urged him not to forget where he got “airplanes, helicopters”, a friend of Ramzan Kadyrov and State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov also made a similar statement.
“In your statements, you hint that someone needs to be shot,” Daudov said. – For such words in the Second World War, they would have been immediately put up against the wall. Do not forget, Zhenya, thanks to whom you have a private military company, planes, helicopters, SZO, etc., you also declare that you have the first army, the crests have the second army. If you keep going like this, nothing good will come of it. Throw off the location, and at any time, in any place, as a man with a man, we will meet and discuss.
This statement was commented on by Utkin, who never makes any statements. It appeared in the Gray Zone Telegram channel associated with Wagner PMC. The spelling and punctuation of the message has been preserved.
"I will begin. I appeal to the Chairman of the Chechen Parliament, Mr. Magomed Daudov:
- we are already in World War III. And in connection with the current events, I completely agree – certain citizens need to be put up against the wall, for the SHAME that we have;
- PMC WAGNER NEVER WAS, IS NOT, AND WILL NOT BE panic;
- any problems that arise, we solve using the methods available to us, which do not contradict the Laws of the Russian Federation and the Constitution;
- where did such familiarity come from, who gave you the right to address "you" and "Zhenya";
- we personally did not receive planes, helicopters, SZO from you;
- Yes. PMC "WAGNER" takes the 1st place in the line of private military companies, is recognized all over the world;
- we are always ready to talk like “man to man”. Moreover, we know each other since the 1st and 2nd wars in Chechnya.”
Igor Strelkov also drew attention to Wagner's answer, who noted that Utkin fought as part of the special forces units of the GRU General Staff, and Delimkhanov and Daudov "were on the other side."
The Kadyrov clan actually fought on the side of Ichkeria during the first Chechen war. Akhmat Kadyrov, Ramzan Kadyrov's father, later said that he encouraged every Chechen to "kill as many Russians as you can." According to journalistic Yulia Latynina, Ramzan, being in the reception room of the plenipotentiary representative of the President of Russia in the Southern Federal District Dmitry Kozak, loudly declared that he had killed his first Russian at the age of 16. Later, Kadyrov denied that he had said such a thing. Since there is no video or audio evidence of that conversation, it is impossible to verify whose statement is correct. In 1999, Akhmat Kadyrov defected to Russia and the following year became the interim head of Chechnya's administration.
