In his address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned what he referred to as the “prison actions” of those that staged an “armed mutiny.”
“All attempts to create internal disorder will fail,” President Putin stated on Monday night in a televised address to the nation.
Putin condemned what he referred to as the “prison actions” of those that staged an “armed mutiny” and stated the rebellion would have been suppressed however authorities needed to keep away from bloodshed.
“The Ukrainian neo-Nazis needed simply that, for Russian troopers to kill different Russians, for our society to cut up, to suffocate in bloodshed. As an alternative, our complete navy, our particular providers, have managed to retain their loyalty to their nation, managed to save Russia from destruction.”
Putin final spoke to the nation on Saturday morning, as fighters from the mercenary Wagner Group launched a march on Moscow, one thing their chief Yevgeny Prigozhin described on Monday as a protest, not an try to overthrow the federal government.
Going ahead, Putin stated, members of the Wagner Group can signal a contract to put themselves underneath the orders of the Defence Ministry, return to their households or go to Belarus. Putin didn’t point out Prigozhin by identify however stated organizers of this weekend’s armed rise up will be introduced to justice.
Prigozhin’s present whereabouts are unknown however Russian state media experiences say he’s at a lodge in Minsk after calling off his rebellion on Saturday after negotiations with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
