The Kremlin said it did not agree the mutiny had shaken Mr Putin’s position. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin thanked Russia’s army and security services for stopping a civil war breaking out in the world’s largest country at the weekend by acting efficiently when faced withIn an appearance on a square inside the Kremlin that looked designed to send a message that he remained firmly in control, Mr Putin on Tuesday told some 2,500 members of the military, the security forces, and the National Guard that they had saved Russia from chaos.
“In this difficult situation, you have acted precisely and harmoniously, you have proved by your deeds your loyalty to the Russian people and the military oath. You have shown your responsibility for the fate of our Motherland and its future.” It has portrayed the Russian leader, in power as either president or prime minister since 1999, as having acted judiciously to avoid what it has called “the worst case scenario” by giving time for talks toMr Putin told those assembled on the Kremlin’s Cathedral Square on Tuesday that an unspecified number of Russian military pilots had been killed when trying to stop the advance of the mutineers – who wanted to oust the top military brass over what they said was their incompetence and...
Mr Putin said that Russia’s military-security apparatus had ensured that key command centres and strategic defence facilities had kept functioning and had been protected during the mutiny, and that the security of border regions was guaranteed.
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