Information appeared in the media that the former leader of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, ordered the assassination of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto to mercenaries of the Wagner group. Crosetto reacted to this news.

He tweeted that he did not believe it. Moreover, he is sure that nothing threatens his life.

I am sure there is no bounty or anything on my head,” Crosetto wrote.

He added that he would be sure to be informed if there were real risks or threats of this magnitude. However, this, he says, never happened.

What preceded this

The day before, Il Foglio reported that Medvedev had offered PVC Wagner a $15 million reward for the removal of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.

According to Italian intelligence, Wagner has at least 2 cells in Europe – in the Balkans and in Estonia. The inclusion of a member of the government of a G7 country in the list of declared targets of mercenaries clearly marks an increase in the level of risk.

Intelligence notes that Crosetto was “booked” because of his recent claims of a significant increase in the number of migrants arriving by sea from North Africa. According to the minister, Russian mercenaries of Wagner PMC may be behind this.

Yevgeny Prigozhin himself denies the accusations of the Italian government.