CHAPTER 23 A Military Oath for Russian Private Military Security Contractors? Wagner, Putin and the Death of Prigozhin
Journal: Leiden University Press eBooks
Year: 2024

This chapter focuses on the concepts of loyalty and military professionalism of Russian Private Military Companies (PMSCs) related to military oaths of office.It aims to explore whether such an oath, recently exploited by the Russian leadership, will keep Putin safe from attempted mutinies like Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's coup attempt in late june 2023.The chapter explores and discusses military professionalism in relation to concepts of loyalty as well as the military oath as a speech act.