It's hard to show gratitude when your kids are being kidnapped, hospitals and towns are being smashed and threats of nuclear wipeout. At best, Wallace's comment is ill-advised or ill-timed.
The office of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had spoken to Prigozhin with Putin's approval, and that the head of the Wagner militia had agreed to de-escalate the situation.
In an audio message released by his press service, Prigozhin said:
"They wanted to disband the Wagner...
The St Nazaire raid, Cockleshell Heroes, were Royal Marines, who were Commandoes.
Most servicemen in WW2 were conscripts, but the vast majority of Commandoes were volunteers for that service.
No it wasn’t. We have servicemen and women now, and in the last 80 years who have been incredibly brave. A VC awarded in 2015, and a Naval nurse getting the MC in 2009.
There are veterans of the Falklands on this board, one of whom was on the Sheffield. Don’t tell me they weren’t incredibly brave.
Of course.
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He wants to 'hand over' Taiwan to the Chinese in exchange for tax breaks! God preserve us from billionaires.
Don't forget this is the guy who wanted to help rescue the football team from the cave, and when he was told it was all in hand and his help wasn't needed, he accused one of the rescuers...