That will give the country the legalization of private military companies. About this portal RupostersI have asked the head of the strategic conjuncture Ivan Konovalov and military expert Mikhail Hodarenka.
According to Konovalov, conversations on this subject for a long time walked, but a political solution was not. And now, when “circle being hybrid warfare, it was time to decide, We need these companies or not”.
While Russian PMCs exist in a gray area, without official status. They work by subcontractors, concluding contracts with Western companies. But it is time to themselves and to enter the market, says expert, easy this business will not.
“This is a fairly wide range of market, must be understood, that the British, Americans, and the Europeans are ready for this and will do everything, to keep them on the international security market”.
Another problem with the PMC – ambiguous attitude to him in Russian society.
“It is believed, that they are the heirs of mercenaries. We have in every family someone fought. And in our country is understanding: if you take a weapon, first of all for the defense of the Motherland. A PMCs operate on a commercial basis. Therefore, we have in Russia is bad they are perceived, therefore, as long the process continues. obviously, they need, they can be used for many tasks, but in society there is a positive perception of these companies”, – He concluded Konovalov.
He did not make predictions about the appearance of the law on PMCs, recalling, that twice participated in the discussion of similar bills, but they were not accepted.
Greater confidence in the legal future of private military companies in the Russian military expert expressed Mikhail Khodarenok.
“Reach before the end of this time, the point is right. Nothing at all wrong with this term is not”, – he considers it.
The expert recalled, that today is punishable by the Criminal Code of the mercenaries were isolated cases, when PMCs soldiers after returning to Russia from Syria, sent to jail. It is the Syrian conflict, in his opinion, and influenced the decision to legalize PMCs.
“They're not bad yourself there revealed, at least PMC Wagner. The organizer of this case was even awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation”.
He agreed, that private military companies will be difficult to regain market share.
“The world market is fully captured by the US and the UK. percent 95 PMC's market belongs to those countries. They perform a variety of functions – ranging from security and ending with accompaniment of strings… Try kerf on the market in any African country, where all captured, intercepted. We are already lagging behind many other countries. The market is divided. This business,it's not only fighting, yet, eg, protection of oil fields. Well, We have based on fierce competition incorporated. It's hard to compete with the US. If they enter into a contract of some, eg, for the protection, during the day can be aircraft of military transport aircraft to transfer several hundred cars. We have the possibility of, of course, modestly”, – expert predicts, specifying, that the possibility of Russian and foreign PMCs until incomparable.
On the need to secure the legal status of private military companies 15 January at a press conference, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. 17 January first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on State Building and the Law Mikhail Emelyanov confirmed, that is developing the bill. According to him, during the month of the document will be submitted to the Duma.
a source – chvk.info
