Currently in Russia there are organizations, which can be called private military companies (PMC), but to introduce them in the legal field, necessary legislation, He said in a radio broadcast “echo of Moscow” Director, Center for Strategic Study Ivan Konovalov.
“We do not have the law on PMCs and there is no process. But we do have company, which can be formally called military companies - a Moran Security Group, “RSB Group”. These companies operate in the following way - they conclude contracts with Western companies and their employees working abroad subcontracting, because we do not have the relevant legislation. There were three or four attempts in the Duma to adopt these laws, but each time it was rejected, because we have a relation to the commercial side of this process is very negative”, - he explained.
At the same time, Ivan Konovalov said, that the so-called “Wagner group” the term is incorrect to call PMC. “know, “Wagner PMCs” - is a journalistic term. This is actually a volunteer connection, acting in the interests of the general concept of the destruction of the terrorists on the ground in Syria. A PMC commercial interests created. Just now fashionable to call PMC everything”, - he explained.
Konovalov said while, that even in 2011 year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, that the development of PMC legislation and the use of such companies would be “helpful” steps. However, this, According to Konovalov, you first need to overcome the barrier of the negative image of PMCs in the Russian Federation and to resolve the issue of the supervisory authority “PMC's image in our country is very negative. But now slowly beginning to understand, that in fact it is just large enterprises, where the military is one of the business segments ... Now, such a law is needed, which would suit all. And we can not understand, who will be the controlling authority, because we have no control over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is associated with the weapon”, - he explained.
According to the expert, on the issue of legal regulation of PMCs Kremlin it will pay special attention after the presidential elections, and it is this is due to new elections to the State Duma. “This convening shows no desire to engage in the situation with the PMC, but the next convocation - may well be”, - said Ivan Konovalov.
The expert also emphasized, that currently foreign PMCs operate on the territory of Russia, and Russian companies could compete with them. “In our territory quite freely operate British PMCs, they are engaged in IT security. And Americans do not have. Foreign PMCs can also lobby their interests abroad, and they do not want, Russian companies have entered the market, in particular foreign”, - he explained.
a source: chvk.info
