Saturday, June 24, 2023

IT'S OVER ..... THE FAT LADY HAS SUNG

Wagner coup fails: Prigozhin abandons march on Moscow and will be EXILED to Belarus as Kremlin says there'll be no regime change in the Russian military despite armed mutiny from mercenary group

 

Daily Mai; 

June 24, 2023


Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves the headquarters of the Southern Military District amid the group's pullout from the city of Rostov-on-Don

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves the city of Rostov-on-Don for exile in Belarus

 

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin will be exiled to Belarus and face no charges for his group's failed mutiny against Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has said, after he gave a sensational order to his army to halt their march on Moscow and retreat. 

Coup accusations against the PMC Chief have been dropped, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed tonight, adding that there will be no change of military leadership within Russia despite the humiliating crisis. 

Prigozhin's men will not be charged, Moscow said, while the fighters who did not participate in the uprising will sign contracts with the Ministry of Defence - in a clear attempt to remove the feared fighting force's influence once and for all. 

'We are turning our columns around and going back to field camps,' an audio message on Prigozhin's Telegram feed said after a meeting between him and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. 

1 comment:

bob walsh said...

I was a nice thought. Such is life.