Moscow,25 June(City Times): A settlement was mediated between Moscow and the Wagner mercenaries, which abruptly put an end to the military takeover in Russia that was being led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin. Following the dismissal of all accusations against him and his fighters, Prigozhin will immediately depart for Belarus. There were few specifics of the agreement that put an end to the attempt, but it was mediated by Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close friend of Vladimir Putin.
Where are Prigozhin’s forces at this time?
Rostov-on-Don was attacked on Saturday by Prigozhin’s soldiers. In 24 hours, his men would have been in Moscow, but he stated that he was pulling back because Russian blood may be spilt. His soldiers passed through Lipetsk after leaving Rostov.
What was the settlement that Moscow reached to end the criminal prosecution that had been filed against Prigozhin for his rebellion?
- Fighters from the Wagner clan who took part in the uprising won’t be punished.
- Sergei Shoigu, the defence minister, and Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the general staff, had to leave, according to Prigozhin. Regarding that request, the Kremlin has remained silent.
Observers of the Kremlin are not certain that these are the only terms of the agreement. Maybe he (Progozhin) gets to preserve his African empire and run his pirate state from overseas, wrote NBC News’ Richard Engel in a tweet. I believe the murky, mafia-style politics are not over.
Garry Kasparov, a grandmaster of chess from Russia, has observed, “Mafia is as mafi does. Whatever agreement was made today, there has been bloodshed, and Putin’s sense of invincibility is no longer valid. He and his friends experienced genuine dread. Moscow was in danger.
One of the several jets that Putin employs took departed from Moscow at 2.15 p.m. local time on Saturday as the Wagner soldiers were making their way towards Moscow before the truce was decided. Less than 30 minutes later, according to reports, it disappeared from radar around 150 km away from Putin’s official home. However, the Kremlin denied that Putin left Moscow.
Vladimir Putin has long benefited from the acts of the Wagner mercenary organisation, but observers warn that the rebellion headed by its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin poses a threat to the Russian strongman’s power that might irreversibly harm it.
Throughout its ten-year history, Wagner’s operations in Africa, Syria, and eastern Ukraine have benefited Putin’s political objectives, and the president seems to cherish internal competitions rather than be afraid of them.
But now Putin is being opposed by the group whose growth he supported.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, has gone into open revolt. Prigozhin was long considered a close ally and was referred to as “Putin’s chef” due to his catering jobs for the Kremlin more than his culinary skills.
After Prigozhin claimed that his men had taken control of the military command centre and bases in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, Putin’s address to the country was swift and forceful, demonstrating how seriously he takes the danger.
Although the Russian government insists that the military may be able to put an end to the uprising and perhaps smash Wagner, the situation runs the risk of permanently damaging Putin, who for the last 25 years has taken satisfaction in being at the head of an uncontested vertical power system.
