Putin Wagner Russia News Highlights: Russia says Wagner leader Prigozhin will move to Belarus; troops won't face prosecution
Putin Wagner Russia News Highlights: Russian military company Wagner will move to neighbouring Belarus as part of deal to defuse rebellion tensions and the criminal case against him will be closed, the Kremlin said Saturday. "Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
After the deal was reached, Prigozhin said he was ordering his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops.
The deal appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.
The deal was mediated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch Putin ally.
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Putin Wagner Russia News Highlights: Russian military company Wagner will move to neighbouring Belarus as part of deal to defuse rebellion tensions and the criminal case against him will be closed, the Kremlin said Saturday. "Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
After the deal was reached, Prigozhin said he was ordering his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops.
The deal appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.
The deal was mediated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch Putin ally.
ZeeBiz will bring you more developments about the topic. Stay tuned with us!
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Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Alexander Lukashenko holds talks 'whole day' with Prigozhin to resolve crisis
Lukashenko's office said that the talks were held in coordination with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that Prigozhin was offered "an advantageous and acceptable option of resolving the situation, with security guarantees for the Wagner PMC fighters", the media outlet reported.
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Alexander Lukashenko holds talks 'whole day' with Prigozhin to resolve crisis
According to the statement, Lukashenko and Prigozhin held talks for the "whole day", and "came to an agreement on the inadmissibility of unleashing a bloodbath on the territory of Russia."
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko steps in to resolve crisis
"Yevgeny Prigozhin accepted the proposal of President Alexander Lukashenko to stop the movement of armed men of Wagner in Russia and take further steps to de-escalate tension," RT reported, citing a statement from Lukashenko's office.
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko steps in to resolve crisis
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Saturday that he had arranged a deal whereby Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin will abandon his mutiny in exchange for "security guarantees" for his fighters.
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Wagner boss will leave Russia, charges will be dropped: Kremlin
Those PMC contractors, who refused to take part in the mutiny - and whole units did not - will be allowed to sign contracts with the Russian Defence Ministry, Peskov stated, RT reported.
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Wagner boss will leave Russia, charges will be dropped: Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov said that Wagner's fighters will not be persecuted, taking into account their efforts on the frontlines of the Ukraine conflict. Peskov explained that President Vladimir Putin's team "have always respected their exploits".
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Wagner boss will leave Russia, charges will be dropped: Kremlin
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed that Prigozhin, a Saint Petersburg tycoon who made his initial fortune in catering, "will go to Belarus".
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Wagner boss will leave Russia, charges will be dropped: Kremlin
The criminal case, launched this weekend, against Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) founder Evgeniy Prigozhin will be dropped and he will leave Russia, the Kremlin has announced, a media report said.
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Russian authorities announces a "counter-terrorist operation" in Moscow, Moscow region, and Voronezh region
This gives authorities some special powers:
The right to search people and vehicles
Evacuating the population if needed
Restricting the movements of people and transport
Monitoring or restricting communications
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Moscow mayor Sobayanis declares Monday non-workign day
Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin on his Telegram account wrote that "a counter-terrorist operation regime has been declared in Moscow" and Monday would be a "non-working day" to "minimise risks".
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says she is monitoring events in Russia
She said that "it is a very chaotic situation inside the Russian Federation, that is out of tune with certain propaganda we have seen in recent months."
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says she is monitoring events in Russia
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says she is monitoring events in Russia and they underline 'how the aggression against Ukraine is provoking instability within the Russian Federation.'
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Zekenskyy says it is clear that Russia is suffering from "full-scale weakness"
"Russia's weakness is obvious. Full-scale weakness," Zelenskyy said. "And the longer Russia keeps its troops and mercenaries on our land, the more chaos, pain and problems it will have for itself later. This is also obvious."
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Zekenskyy says it is clear that Russia is suffering from "full-scale weakness"
Zekenskyy said that "for a long time, Russia used propaganda to mask its weakness and the stupidity of its government. And now there is so much chaos that no lie can hide it."
Putin Wagner Russia News Live Updates: Zekenskyy says it is clear that Russia is suffering from "full-scale weakness"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zekenskyy says it is clear that Russia is suffering from "full-scale weakness" after Prigozhin's rebellion. Zelenskyy said in comments posted on his Telegram channel Saturday that "anyone who chooses the path of evil destroys himself."