According to the Kremlin, the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who allegedly led an uprising against the Russian government, is most likely to be exiled rather than prosecuted. According to a report from The New York Times, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov declared on Saturday that the criminal case against Prigozhin will be dismissed.Expectations are that he will visit Belarus.
According to the Times, negotiations between Prigozhin and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko reportedly resulted in an apparent agreement to end the security crisis that has gripped Russia and the rest of the world and contributed to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Those who marched alongside Prigozhin will reportedly also escape legal action.
On Saturday, Prigozhin gave the order for his mercenary troops to stop moving in the direction of Moscow and turn around and head back to their bases.
The spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin denied earlier reports that he had left Moscow.
Prior to the end of the armed uprising, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin urged Russians to stay off the roads and proclaimed Monday to be a day off for the majority of citizens, with the exception of those employed in the public sector and industrial businesses.
Prigozhin and the Ministry of Defence have been at odds for a long time over how the latter is conducting the war in Ukraine. As Prigozhin announced on Friday night that he had withdrew his forces from Ukraine and entered Russia through Rostov, tensions boiled over, according to CNN. He claimed that the Kremlin had attacked his men, but the government has vehemently denied this.
According to the Times, negotiations between Prigozhin and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko reportedly resulted in an apparent agreement to end the security crisis that has gripped Russia and the rest of the world and contributed to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Those who marched alongside Prigozhin will reportedly also escape legal action.
On Saturday, Prigozhin gave the order for his mercenary troops to stop moving in the direction of Moscow and turn around and head back to their bases.
The spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin denied earlier reports that he had left Moscow.
Prior to the end of the armed uprising, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin urged Russians to stay off the roads and proclaimed Monday to be a day off for the majority of citizens, with the exception of those employed in the public sector and industrial businesses.
Prigozhin and the Ministry of Defence have been at odds for a long time over how the latter is conducting the war in Ukraine. As Prigozhin announced on Friday night that he had withdrew his forces from Ukraine and entered Russia through Rostov, tensions boiled over, according to CNN. He claimed that the Kremlin had attacked his men, but the government has vehemently denied this.
