Russia: Prigozhin Met with Putin After Failed Mutiny

Russian mercenary group, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was invited to Russia for a gathering with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the failed Wagner Mutiny of final month. Together with Prigozhin, 35 different Wagner commanders had been additionally invited to the assembly, in line with an announcement by the Kremlin.

In response to Kremlin, Putin gave an evaluation of Russia’s motion within the Ukraine warfare. The president additionally listened to the commander’s rationalization of the occasions of 24th June and steered them scoped of their future employment. Prigozhin additionally asserted that Putin has Wagner’s unconditional assist.

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Wagner Group is a personal mercenary group that fights for Russia. They’ve additionally been combating in Ukraine for Russia. However for some time there have ben feuds between the Wagner group and Russian Excessive Navy command as Wagner group was bashing the Russian ministry of defence of social media. Prigozhin was notably fed up with Russian defence minister and the military basic. Prigozhin accused them of failing to provide ammunition to Wagner group additionally their poor choices relating to the Ukraine warfare which killed lots of Prigozhin’s troopers.

Prigozhin began his march in the direction of Moscow after seizing one other Russian metropolis in his Mutiny of 23rd of June that solely lasted a day. He began this march to confront the Russian excessive officers from the ministry of defence and produce them to Justice, primarily the defence minister and military basic who had been probably the most senior officers trying over the warfare in Ukraine. Moscow was put in a state of emergency following this march and senior officers from the federal government had been evacuated from town. Putin referred to as this transfer a stab within the again and treason. Nonetheless, Putin was mentioned to be in Kremlin and it was confirmed by the officers that he didn’t go away town. However quickly the Mutiny was put to an finish as a deal was brokered by the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko with Prigozhin on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

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In response to the deal, Prigozhin and the Wagner group was to place an finish to this revolt of theirs and in return Russia will grant them amnesty and never prosecute them for the crimes they had been responsible of in Russia. Prigozhin was additionally supposed to maneuver to Belarus after this failed revolt, in respect to the deal. Following this deal, Prigozhin put an finish to his revolt saying that it’s performed to keep away from bloodshed in Moscow.  Afterwards, it was confirmed by the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Prigozhin and different Wagner troops who determined to hitch him are in Belarus.

After this deal it was speculated that there was a change within the Russian ministry of defence and that the minister and the military chief publish had been modified by Putin. Nonetheless, latest developments show that each these officers nonetheless stay of their posts.

Regardless that Prigozhin was not in opposition to Putin on this Mutiny however specialists say that this was the most important problem to Putin’s energy in over twenty years.