2023-06-26 17:29:25
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has made it clear he was not aiming to unseat Putin when he declared his troops would march on Moscow, saying: “We are not marching to overthrow Russia’s leadership.”
In his 11-minute video message, he states: “The aim of the march was to prevent the destruction of Wagner and to hold to account officials who, through their unprofessional behavior, have made a large number of mistakes.”
He says Wagner regrets “having had to hit Russian aircraft” and that they turned back “to avoid spilling the blood of Russian soldiers.”
He quotes the message: We were on a march to demonstrate our protest, not to overthrow the government” by Yevgeny Prigozhin Leader of Wagner We were on a march to demonstrate our protest, not to overthrow the government.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner Leader
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