Gazprom is creating its own private military company

Gazprom Nafta, a subsidiary of Russian monopoly Gazprom, is creating its own private military company. This was announced by the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with reference to the relevant order, which was signed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin.

The document establishes that the founders of the organization will be Gazprom Nafta PJSC with a 70% stake in the authorized capital of the "organization" and the "private security organization Staff Center" with a 30% stake.

When creating the "organization", the government of the Russian Federation refers to the law "On the safety of facilities of the fuel and energy complex", which states that enterprises of the industry "may be granted the right to establish a private security organization". The size of the share of such an enterprise in the authorized capital of the newly created "organization" cannot be less than 50%.