Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked the nation for unity after an armed rebellion over the weekend was aborted less than 24 hours after it began.
by Wagner troops to within 200 kilometres of the capital on Saturday was a protest aimed at bringing to account those responsible for “enormous mistakes” in Russia’s war in Ukraine, as well as to prevent the “destruction” of his mercenary group.Prigozhin had not been seen or heard from since he drove away from the southern army headquarters hisbriefly took over on Saturday.
In a deal struck by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Prigozhin was offered free passage to Belarus and immunity from charges of inciting rebellion. Prigozhin, formerly a close ally of Putin, said the ability of Wagner troops to progress unimpeded showed serious security problems in the country.
The Wagner founder has heaped abuse on Shoigu for months, accusing him of bungling the invasion of Ukraine and of attempting to “destroy” Wagner.
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