The head of the Wagner Group accused France of an attack against a Russian official in the Central African Republic
head of the Wagner paramilitary group to plead this Friday Moscow will declare France a “sponsor of terrorism” after a Letter bomb injures Russian official in Central African Republicwhere the group is present, reports AFP.
“I have already requested Russia’s Foreign Ministry to initiate the process of declaring France a state sponsor of terrorism.“Declared Yevgeny Prigozhin In a statement released by his company, Concorde.
The attack on Friday wounded Dmitri Sayati, the director of a Russian cultural center in the Central African Republic. A spokesman for the Russian embassy in the capital, Bangui, confirmed the attack and specified that Saiti had been hospitalised.
According to Prigozhin, Sytyi before losing consciousness saw a Note that supposedly: “That’s all for you from the French, the Russians will drive out of Africa.”
AFP could not confirm these assertions, but hours later, the head of French diplomacy denied the allegations. “This information is false and is a fine example of Russian propaganda and the fanciful imagery that often characterizes that propaganda.” French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told AFP in Rabat where she was going. “This militia (Wagner) commits deplorable actions against the civilian population”He added.
