Vladimir Putin has made his first speech since the collapse of the Wagner mutiny in Russia over the weekend – but avoided any mention of the near-coup
, the leader of Wagner, called for the Russian defence minister and chief of the general staff to be handed over to his mercenaries.
Under that deal, the Kremlin said the Wagner mercenaries would return to base, while Mr Prigozhin would relocate to Belarus. It added that all criminal charges against him and his fighters would be dropped.still facing criminal charges Earlier today, the Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, appealed for national unity, saying that while the country had faced “a challenge to its stability”, it must remain united behind Mr Putin.
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