Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Wagner crisis in a concise statement on Monday. He stated that Wagner Group mercenaries would be allowed to go to Belarus following their mutiny. This announcement came after Wagner Group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who led a convoy of mercenary fighters toward Moscow over the weekend to challenge Putin’s authority, released an 11-minute audio statement on Monday. In the statement, Prigozhin claimed that he launched the rebellion in response to the killing of 30 of his fighters by Russian forces. This was Prigozhin’s first public statement since accepting a deal to avoid prosecution and withdrawing his fighters on Saturday.
This mutiny has raised concerns about Putin’s grip on power and has revealed vulnerabilities in Russia’s political system and military strength. Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, expressed these concerns at a summit of E.U. foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday.
There are still questions surrounding the whereabouts of Prigozhin, as he has not been seen in public since the conclusion of the episode. Additionally, the future of Prigozhin’s Wagner Group mercenaries remains uncertain. Prigozhin claimed that he accepted a deal to avoid prosecution and relocate to Belarus because Wagner could continue its operations there.
The Belarusian state news agency, BelTA, posted a cryptic message on Telegram on Monday, stating, “The President WILL TELL everything, ANSWER everything. Very soon!” It is unclear what this message implies.
Finally, we turn to the aftermath of the Wagner rebellion. It has been reported that Prigozhin has agreed to go into exile in Belarus. Belarus is a dictatorship that is even more isolated than Russia and is often referred to as the North Korea of Europe.
Although Prigozhin’s rebellion did not achieve all its goals, he has managed to retain his private mercenary army. He has also gained some popularity in Russia, as he received a celebrity-like send-off when leaving the city of Rostov-on-Don, with locals applauding and rushing to take selfies with him.
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