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Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia - Putin (www.bbc.com)
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The presidential decree is aimed at employees of Wagner and other private military contractors.

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[–] HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a brilliant idea. I can totally imagine a prisoner saying “I want to revolt, but I promised that I wouldn’t, so I guess I’ll just die for Putin instead.”

[–] Ghost33313@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They pledge allegiance to Russia... without Putin.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

They are literal mercenaries, the are loyal to whomever pays them.