2023-06-24 21:42:44
Yevgeny Prigojine, who led a spectacular rebellion in Russia, will leave the country for Belarus, while the criminal investigation once morest him will be dropped, the Kremlin announced on Saturday evening, which welcomed the agreement reached with Wagner’s leader to avoid a bloodbath ».
Published on: 06/24/2023 – 23:42
After a full day of leading an armed insurrection, the businessman finally ordered his men who were marching towards Moscow to “turn around” and “ return to the camps “, following a mediation led by the Belarusian President Alexandre Loukachenko.
Evgeny Prigozhine “Will go to Belarus,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced in the evening, swearing that Wagner’s boss “had the word of President” Vladimir Putin. “ The criminal case will be dropped once morest him “, he also added, and “ no one will persecute » the fighters who followed Yevgeny Prigojine in his company, « given their merits at the front Ukrainian. “ Some of them, if they wish, will sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense “, even affirmed Dmitry Peskov, without giving more details.
The Kremlin spokesman hailed the role of mediator of Alexander Lukashenko in the resolution of the tensions which will have shaken the Russian power as rarely for several years. “ We are grateful to the President of Belarus for these efforts ” of diplomacy, underlined Dmitry Peskov, referring to a discussion “ very long, frankly warm between the two leaders, allies once morest the West in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
« This situation was resolved without further losses, without increasing the voltage level “, he still rejoiced, while some feared a confrontation between the Russian security forces and the fighters of Wagner who were heading towards Moscow. Dmitry Peskov also recalled that Alexander Lukashenko “ has personally known Prigozhin for a long time, for more than 20 years » and that it was « his personal initiative to resolve the situation.
Russian offensive in Ukraine will not be affected, Kremlin says
Despite this “ quite a hard day, full of quite tragic events “, Dmitry Peskov hammered that the attempted overthrow of military power by Yevgeny Prigozhin will not affect “ never » the unfolding of the Russian offensive in Ukraine. “The Special Military Operation” keep on going. Our military succeeded in repelling the counter-offensive of Ukraine “, he even argued to the press, when the troops of kyiv tried to break through the Russian defenses.
Ulrich Bounat (analyst): “This mediation by Lukashenko is truly a thunderclap”
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