MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (Jun 26) accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to 'kill each other' during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over the weekend. In his first address to the nation, sin
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to"kill each other" during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over the weekend.
Putin also thanked his security officials for their work during the armed rebellion in a meeting that included Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, a main target of the mutiny. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had earlier defended his aborted mutiny as a bid to save his mercenary outfit and expose the failures of Russia's military leadership - but not to challenge the Kremlin.The rogue warlord's first audio message since calling off his troops' advance on Moscow was released as Russian officials attempted to present the public with a return to business as usual.
Fighting continued in Ukraine, where Kyiv's forces claimed new victories in their battle to evict Russian troops from the east and south of the country, but in the Russian capital, authorities stood down their enhanced security regime.
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