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The Wagner boss has agreed to leave Russia for Belarus as part of an apparent deal that will see charges against him dropped and his fighters sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, says the Kremlin. Follow for live updates.
Within a remarkable day and a half, Russia faced the very real threat of an armed insurrection, with President Vladimir Putin vowing to punish Wagner fighters marching toward Moscow and occupying cities along the way – before a sudden deal with Belarus seemed to defuse the crisis as rapidly as it emerged.
Prigozhin's brief insurrection came to naught. anderson? >> yeah. and we will see what the next 24 hours brings. thanks. for more now on how this may play out on the battlefield, i'm joined by retired army major mike lyons. when you consider all that has developed since friday, what stands out to you the most about, i mean, what this mean for the war in ukraine, particularly the role of wagner fighters? >> anderson, thanks for having me. it doesn't affect what is happening on the ground in ukraine in the short term. the question is what does happen to those wagner fighters? they're an independ...
(CNN) — Within a remarkable day and a half, Russia faced the very real threat of an armed insurrection, with President Vladimir Putin vowing to punish Wagner fighters marching toward
Within a remarkable day and a half, Russia faced the very real threat of an armed insurrection, with President Vladimir Putin vowing to punish Wagner fighters marching toward Moscow and occupying cities along the way - before a sudden deal with Belarus seemed to defuse the crisis as rapidly as it emerged, media reports said.