Wagner's boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, accused the Defense Ministry of blocking his company's flights to Africa. He said: "We do not give the necessary bribes" and "the leadership of the Ministry of Defense has the direct task of minimizing Russia's influence in the world" In a video made public, we saw behind him a map of the world and 32 countries marked by pines of 3 different colors.

In red some thought they recognized 7 countries where his men are present; in white, those that could be of significant interest to him.