Belarus says they have convinced Wagner to call off the coup. https://t.co/StPM9AUPpH
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 24, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin said his Wagner mercenary group had agreed to stand down its coup attempt and would return to Ukraine to avoid what he described as inevitable bloodshed.
In a voice memo posted to social media on Saturday evening, Prigozhin said:
"We set off on June 23 on our march for justice. In 24 hours we moved 200km to Moscow. During that time we didn’t spill a single drop of blood of our fighters. Right now the moment has come when blood could be spilled. Therefore, understanding all the responsibility for the fact that Russian blood will be spilled on one side, we are turning our convoy around and going back to our basecamps, according to the plan."
The Kremlin did not immediately confirm it had agreed to let Prigozhin’s forces retreat.
State of emergency declared in Moscow. Some reporting that internet and phones will be switched off tonight. First time the war has truly affected the Russian capital
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) June 24, 2023
They marched 800 km, downed helicopters, forced a lockdown in Moscow reduced Putin to making a shaky speech referencing 1917... things aren't going back to how they were before
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) June 24, 2023
Er, so Putin caved to a putschist with an army and agreed to make the MoD more amenable to him, after the putschist showed how well he can challenge the regime. And the guy gets to live? Things are wild, weird and unpredictable in Russia but this doesn’t quite convince. https://t.co/jg9mToj0fX
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) June 24, 2023
What other conclusion is possible?Clearly Prigozhin is standing down to distract from Hunter Biden.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) June 24, 2023
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