New clues over why Prigozhin abandoned coup emerge, after reports of threats to his family

🔴 Questions have been raised over why Prigozhin suddenly called off the mutiny on Saturday just hours away from the Russian capital, as speculation grows that a deal had been reached

Mr Prigozhin’s whereabouts are also unclear since he drove out of Rostov-on-Don in an SUV on Saturday.

“Prigozhin kept his life but lost his Wagner Group, and he should be very careful around open windows in his new surroundings in Belarus, where he’s going,” General Petraeus told CNN on Sunday, in an apparent reference to the number of prominent Russians who have died in unclear circumstances. He added that the fate of the Wagner group has not yet been determined, but he does not think it should be banned.

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