Russian President Vladimir Putin Gives First Remarks Since Mercenary Group’s Failed Rebellion
deadline.comNews networks continued to focus on the instability in Russia, as Vladimir Putin spoke for the first time since a failed rebellion led by Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
In short remarks, Putin said that the rebellion’s leaders “miscalculated” and were determined to divide the country and for “Russian soldiers to kill each other, for soldiers and civilians alike to die, so that Russia ultimately loses.” On Saturday, Prigozhin’s the paramilitary rebellion reportedly took control of the city of Rostov-on-Don and that the insurrection was on its way to Moscow.
But then he abruptly announced that they were turning back, with the Kremlin’s spokesman later telling reporters that Prigozhin would go to Belarus and a criminal case against him would be dropped.
Prigozhin said in a Telegram post on Monday that the intent was not to overthrow the government but to protest the handling of the Ukraine invasion.
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