![]() In audio recordings, he went on to say the "evil" of the Russian military leadership "must be stopped" and that his fighters will lead "a march for justice". Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the Wagner group, released a video stepping up his feud with Russia's military and rejects Vladimir Putin's core reasons for invading Ukraine for the first time, saying they are based on "lies". Here's how today's extraordinary events unfolded. Over the last 24 hours, mutinous Russian mercenary fighters surged most of the way to Moscow before their leader ordered them to turn back to "avoid bloodshed". "Any positive change in Russia will start with some turmoil and instability, whether this is the start of such instability we don't know but for sure we see that Putin's regime is quite fragile," Mr Ashurkov added. "I think he counted on some support in the Kremlin, in Russian power structures, and we do not know what kind of deal he was made with Vladimir Putin through Lukashenko."Īn agreement to stop Wagner troops continuing their advance was brokered between Prigozhin and the Russian president through the leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. "The important thing is that he is a brutal warlord but he is not dumb," he said. Speaking to Sky News, Vladimir Ashurkov said Yevgeny Progozhin probably sensed the "mortal danger he was in" before announcing a de-escalation of his revolt, but it's too soon to say "if this is the end". Wagner's assault on Russia will be a "big embarrassment" for Vladimir Putin, the executive director of the Anti Corruption Foundation has said. ![]() The hope I'm assuming is that things can get back to the normal abnormality that is life in Russia during this time of war in Ukraine.īut the events have been so extraordinary that I think it's going to take much longer to unpick exactly what happened. Vladimir Putin came out with this extraordinary statement earlier gravely cracking down on the actions of Prigozhin and his followers but now it seems all has been forgiven. It all does look like a bit of theatre as opposed to the grave threat to the state that it appeared to be earlier on throughout the day. The Kremlin also said that Alexander Lukashenko, who is the leader of Belarus and someone who has apparently known Mr Prigozhin for the last couple of decades, volunteered to mediate in this confrontation and has secured this deal. That has all been dropped and he is going to relocate to next door Belarus - a close allied country with Russia You'll remember that overnight the Russian security services said that there was a criminal case against him for armed mutiny. It's been a head spinning 24 hours given the events that have taken place, says our defence and security editor Deborah Haynes.Īn apparent armed rebellion and then a U-turn and now news from the Kremlin that Priogzhin, the man who has been behind all of this, is going to be cleared of all criminal charges. Russian authorities will not prosecute troops who joined him in the mutiny and will offer Russian military contracts to those who did not, it added. The Wagner group's boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has agreed to leave Russia as part of the deal to end his uprising and charges against him will be dropped, the Kremlin has said. ![]() ![]() It followed a meeting of the government's emergency COBRA committee chaired by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who also joined a call with fellow G7 foreign ministers to discuss the fast-moving situation. "The leaders have agreed to stay in close contact in the coming days," a No 10 spokesperson said. The UK prime minister spoke to US president Joe Biden, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz this afternoon "to discuss the situation in Russia and reiterate their continuing support for Ukrainian sovereignty", Downing Street said. Rishi Sunak will stay in close contact with Western allies after a deal was struck to end the Wagner rebellion in Russia. ![]()
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