The boss of Russia’s private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has denied that his relationship with the Russian Defense Ministry has improved, calling the reports “fake news”.

The remarks by Prigozhin come after the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based think tank, said in a report that the relationship between the two sides had been “repaired”, with the aim of forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the attack on Ukraine.

“ISW has noted a sudden improvement in Prigozhin’s relations with the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Kremlin since early April”ISW said in its April 22 report.

“The Russian Foreign Ministry, for example, began directly recognizing Wagner forces in daily situation reports, provided Wagner with ammunition, and mobilized personnel as reinforcements in early April 2023.” the report adds.

However, when asked about the report, Prigozhin characterized them “fake news”.

“There is a lot of fake news and this is one of them,” he said on his official Telegram channel. “I’m not going to trade ammunition with my men even if I made friends with God himself” he added.

Prigozhin’s relations with the Russian government have soured recently with the Wagner leader repeatedly commenting that the Russian government and the Russian Ministry of Defense no longer care about the group and are not sending the proper equipment needed as the fighting in Ukraine continues. they continue.