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The article claims that President Trump is establishing a private military force and federalized National Guard units outside traditional legal and constitutional boundaries, raising concerns about authoritarianism, civil liberties, and the potential for a move toward fascism in the U.S.
Analysts warn that the West should prepare for the consequences of the insurrection in Russia, as private army Wagner turns its troops on Moscow due to the Kremlin's military failures. The West should make it clear that it is not involved in Russia's internal conflict and establish an international task force to deal with the dangerous situation unfolding in the world's leading nuclear power.
A Ukrainian military unit claims to have routed a Russian infantry brigade from territory near Bakhmut, confirming an account by the head of Russia's Wagner private army that the Russian forces had fled. Moscow has not commented on the reports from either side that its 72nd Separate Motor-rifle Brigade had abandoned its positions on the southwestern outskirts of Bakhmut.
Gazprom, the state-owned gas giant, has set up its own private army named Potok and sent recruits to fight in Ukraine. The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, revealed this information in a recent interview. It is possible that Gazprom created Potok independently to protect oil production facilities, but the fact remains that Gazprom is now directly involved in the war. The creation of private armies by Russian state-owned companies may signal a future power struggle within the Russian elite.