Wagner fears ‘wounded’ Putin, could launch purges like ‘never seen before’: UK official
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced Saturday Prigozhin would be exiled to Russian-aligned Belarus, with any charges against him for the foiled armed revolt being dropped in exchange.
He accused Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff, of calling for the attacks on his troops after conspiring with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to eliminate the mercenary group.The brutal mercenary leader had spent months leading up to the revolt railing against the Russian army leadership.
On friday, Russia's state-run news agency TASS said the nation's federal security service opened a criminal case against Prigozhin for calling for armed mutiny.
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