Citing leaked U.S. intelligence documents, Washington Post reports Yevgeny Prigozhin offered Russian troop locations in exchange for Ukraine withdrawing from Bakhmut
withdrawing its soldiers from the area, Prigozhin in January offered to tell its intelligence service the positions of Russian forces, the Post reported.Prigozhin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has publicly threatened to withdraw his mercenaries from the area around Bakhmut, where they are at the vanguard of the Russian offensive, unless they receive much-needed ammunition.
He said Tuesday in an audio message that he and his men would be regarded as traitors if they abandoned the area.The White House did not immediately respond to questions about the offer.
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