Wagner Chief Prigozhin to leave for Belarus . Russian . State media says, as rebellion ends.
Less than 24 hours after Wagner`Group mercenaries took control ° of the strategic southern city of Rostov & began an armed convoy march towards Moscow , Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin abruptly announced late Saturday that his violent, attempted insurrection was over.
(…. The moment has come when blood may spill. That’s why, understanding the responsibility for spilling Russian bloodon one of the sides, we are turning back our convoys and going back to field camps according to the plan,,”Prigozhin’ said on an official =Telegram channel ).
…. Within a few hours of the statement, Wagnermercenaries in Rostov° were filmed climbing into their trucks and departing the city. As they did, civilians took selfies with the. Wagner troops/ and cheered for them).
(…. The apparent` end of Wagner’s march on Moscow’ came as the result of a deal reached between Prigozhin and the Kremlin, brokered by an unlikely“ intermediary: Belarusian President Alexander: Lukashenko.,
In exchange for his turning back, the criminal case against Prigozhin’ had been dropped, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’ told Russian“ reporters, according to the state controlled outlet TASS).
(.. Prigozhin’ himself “will go to Belarus,” Peskov` said, describing what appeared to be a sort of official exile.
Wagnermercenaries who participated in Prigozhin’s “walk” would not be prosecuted, said Peskov, citing their service to Russia so far in the Ukraine war. Instead, they would be given the opportunity to sign contracts to join the Russian military, ostensibly` to return to the fight in Ukraine, TASS reported.
At first glance, the deal appeared to signal. the end of the Wagner` Group, and the integrationof its fighters’ into the Russian armed forces.
Peskov also said Russian President VladimirPutin would not be delivering an address or live comments on the events of the past 24 hours.
Putin’s absence from the public eye as his grip on power faced its greatest challenge was yet another remarkable detail of the failed insurrection.
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The criminal charges against Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin will be dropped and he will go to Belarus, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Saturday, according to Russian state media.
Russian authorities will not prosecute members of the Wagner that participated in the rebellion, and the PMC fighters who refused to participate in Prigozhin’s “campaign” will sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense, Peskov said.
There will be no new televised address from Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Peskov said the leader continued to work in the Kremlin all day.
Peskov said the rebellion will not affect the course of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in any way.
(…. Russian President VladimirPutin gave Belarusian President Alexander' Lukashenko' permission to hold negotiations with Wagner boss YevgenyPrigozhin on Saturday, according to a release from Lukashenko’s administration.
The negotiations lasted all day, and the sides agreed it was “unacceptable to start a bloodbath in Russia’s territory,” the release said. Prigozhin` also agreed to halt Wagner’s advance and take steps to further de-escalate tensions during the talks.🇫🇰
“At present an absolutely_ advantageous and acceptable variant to defuse the situation is available, including safety guarantees for fighters of the private military company Wagner,” Belarus officials said ).
(… Wagnerchief Yevgeny Prigozhinsaid Saturday he is standing down and turning back Wagner Group convoys,🔙 according to a post on Telegram).
(…. They were going to dismantle PMC” Wagner,” he said. “We came out on 23 June to the March of Justice. In a day, we walked to nearly 200km away from Moscow.° In this time, we did not spill a single drop of blood of our fighters. Now, the moment has come when blood may spill. That’s why, understanding the responsibility for spilling Russian blood on one of the sides, we are turning back our convoys and going back to field camps according to the plan).
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