Wagner’s fighters leave Rostov, headquarters of the Russian army

2023-06-25 10:36:19

Cover image: A member of the Wagner group speaks with a resident of Rostov-on-Don (Russia), June 24, 2023. ROMAN ROMOKHOV / AFP

Yevgeny Prigozhin announced that his men “return” in their camps to prevent the « Russian blood » does not flow, after having launched a coup on Friday evening against the Kremlin for, according to him “freeing the Russian people”. His decision was taken following negotiations with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, whom Vladimir Putin thanked for “work done”.An agreement was also agreed between the Russian presidency and Yevgeny PrigozhinKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in the evening. The head of Wagner will thus leave for Belarus and the proceedings against him will be abandoned. As for the fighters who followed him, ” no one [les] will persecuteconsidering their merits on front [en ukraine] »said Mr. Peskov.Wagner’s troops had been sighted less than 400 kilometers from the capital after having notably claimed the capture of the headquarters of the Russian army in Rostov (South-West), the nerve center of operations in Ukraine. In his last statement, the leader of the group said to have approached nearly 200 kilometers from Moscow.Some exceptional security measures, taken in Russia in the face of Wagner’s advance, have begun to be liftedparticularly in the Lipetsk region, south of Moscow, where paramilitaries had entered. “In the near future, we will reopen access to roads in the region”said the governor of the oblast, Igor Artamonov. The mayor of Moscow had called on residents to limit travel in the city, describing the situation as « difficile » and declared Monday a non-working day.On the side of Ukraine, this day of rebellion will not affect ” never “ l’offensive russe, claimed the Russian presidency. The Russian Foreign Minister promises that “all objectives of the special military operation [en Ukraine] will be achieved”.The Ukrainian army has claimed “progress in all directions” on the eastern front where she claims to have launched new offensives. Its Commander-in-Chief, Valeri Zalouzhny, assured the American Chief of Staff that the Ukrainian counter-offensive “is going according to plan”according to a statement. In hastily launched consultations, US President Joe Biden spoke by telephone about the situation in Russia with his French counterparts Emmanuel Macron, German Olaf Scholz and British Rishi Sunakaccording to the White House. The four leaders have “affirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine”but refrained from commenting directly on the armed rebellion of the leader of the paramilitary group Wagner, Yevgueni Prigojine.

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