The so-called Wagner Group reportedly sent a “bloody” gavel to the European Parliament on the day proceedings began in Strasbourg to classify the group as a terrorist organization. However, until Thursday afternoon, the artifact – wrapped in a violin case – had not reached the European Parliament, and sources heard by the British The Telegraph say they suspect it is a propaganda coup.
The information that the deck would be sent to Strasbourg appears in a video posted on the Telegram communications platform. In the short video, a lawyer linked to the Wagner Group appears, dressed in a suit, with a violin case in his hand and placing it on a table. It is a polished mallet, with the symbol of the Wagner Group and with red paint on the handle, symbolizing blood.
Европарламент «окровавленную» кувалду с гравировкой логотипа ЧВК «ВагNER»
«Подарок» в скрипичном футляре привез юрист Пригожина Игорь Елисеев из Петербурга и передал ее блогерам, которые якобы должны отправить инструмент в Европу. pic.twitter.com/AeHGOHqSYz
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The mallets have become a symbol of the Wagner group, a mercenary organization operating in Ukraine, especially since the video of the execution of a Russian soldier who had surrendered to the Ukrainians circulated. In this execution, a mallet was used, in an explicit video that was also broadcast on Telegram and social networks.
“Punishment of a traitor.” Russian soldier executed by the Wagner Group with sledgehammers to the head after surrendering to the Ukrainians
According to The Telegraph, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group (known as “Putin’s cook”), issued a statement saying the gavel would be sent to Strasbourg as “information” for MEPs, saying that , if you were disappointed that the group is about to be considered a terrorist organization.
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Source: Observadora
