“Now the moment has come when blood can be shed,” he said. In a statement, Prigozhin said that he wanted to avoid the spilling of “Russian blood”. He will not face charges and Wagner troops who took part in the rebellion will not face any action in recognition of their previous service to Russia. Under a deal brokered by Belarus, Prigozhin agreed to leave Russia and move to Belarus. In an abrupt about-face, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said he had called off his troops’ march on Moscow and ordered them to move out of Rostov. If you’re just joining us, here’s a roundup of the key developments: Prigozhin and all of his fighters vacated the military headquarters in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don that they had previously taken over, the RIA news agency reported. Peskov said the criminal case that had been opened against Prigozhin for armed mutiny would be dropped, and that the Wagner fighters who had taken part in his “march for justice” would not face any action, in recognition of their previous service to Russia.Īlthough Putin had earlier vowed to punish those who participated in the mutiny, Peskov said the agreement had had the “higher goal” of avoiding confrontation and bloodshed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Lukashenko had offered to mediate, with Vladimir Putin’s agreement, because he had known Prigozhin personally for about 20 years. The deal was brokered by the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko. The Wagner group chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will move to Belarus under a deal to end the armed mutiny he led against Russia’s military leadership, the Kremlin said on Saturday night. 21.11 BST Wagner chief Prigozhin will move to Belarus and charges to be dropped under deal
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