Wagner Mutiny: Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently facing a state of civil war. The reason is the rebellion of the Russian private army Wagner. Wagner opened a front against his own government and made it clear that the country was going to have a new president soon. The head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, marched with his 25,000 troops towards the capital Moscow, while the president of Belarus took over the task of mediating. However, the agreement was preceded by a day of turmoil in Russia.
#BREAKING Wagner chief says his rebel mercenary troops ‘turning back’ to avoid spilling blood pic.twitter.com/BxvBOSqek1
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Yevgeny Prigozhin orders his fighters back to their base. Ukraine’s English-language newspaper The Kyiv Independent quoted Wagner’s chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, as saying they had agreed not to march on the Russian capital, Moscow.
Alexander Lukashenko talks with Prigozhin
In the midst of this uprising, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has spoken to Prigozhin. Prigozhin accepted Lukashenko’s proposal to stop the movement of Wagner troops into Russia and reduce tensions. The Belarusian president has said in a press conference that Prigozhin will not rebel now. Prigozhin’s army is now retreating to its base.
Mayor urges residents not to use cars
Seeing Prigozhin’s rebellious attitude, the Russian government took strict security measures. However, at this time there is a lockdown-like situation in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Russian army soldiers are preparing to defend the city.
Yevgeny Prigozhin shared the video
On the one hand, Russia is waging a terrible war against Ukraine, Russia is witnessing a civil war-like situation. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s private army Wagner Group, dreams of removing President Putin from power. Prigozhin claimed in a video and audio message that he had taken control of the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. Apart from this, he has also claimed that now his army is moving to attack the capital city of Moscow. president
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