Russian head of state Vladimir Putin announced Monday night that he intended to make some “important” statements. Right at the beginning of his speech, Putin stated that the insurgents who had marched to Moscow under the uprising led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin could join the Russian army or go to Belarus. Does this mean the end of the Wagner group?
Putin warned in a public statement Monday night that any attempt at blackmail in Russia was “doomed to failure”. Putin thanked the Russians for their “patriotism” during the aborted Wagner Group uprising over the weekend: “I thank all the soldiers, secret service employees, who stood in the way of the insurgents,” Putin said in a speech broadcast on state television . At his command everything was done to avoid bloodshed. “It took time,” Putin said. “The armed insurrection would have been crushed that way.”
In his speech, Putin tried to give the impression that the power and security organs were capable of action. He praised the courage and self-sacrifice of Russian pilots who died during their confrontation with the insurgents. It was the first time that Russian leaders acknowledged casualties during the uprising.
Lukashenko also announced a statement
In his speech, Putin also thanked Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko for mediating the conflict. A channel of the online service Telegram, which is close to the Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko, also announced on Monday that Lukashenko would soon give a speech. Lukashenko had acted as a negotiator and had apparently negotiated with Prigozhin for the withdrawal of the Wagner mercenaries.
German military expert Nico Lange spoke in ORF’s ZiB 2 on Monday evening about a “gang war” in which the supposedly strong Russian state was “absent”. Lange does not believe in a production. For the security experts at the Munich security conference, Putin is “severely damaged”. In addition, the Kremlin boss is the biggest security risk to the West, Lange said in the ORF program.
Prigozhin’s whereabouts remain unclear
Russia was rocked this weekend by an armed uprising by Wagner Group mercenaries. After about 24 hours of rebellion, Wagner boss Prigoschin took a surprising turn on Saturday evening and ordered his mercenaries to return to their camps. It is unclear where the military contractor and former confidant of Putin currently resides.
The EU is closely following the situation in Russia. For example, the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg focused on this subject. Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) said he had no concrete information about the whereabouts of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigoschin. It doesn’t matter if he disappears from the scene. Putin should take Prigozhin as an example and reverse it,” Schallenberg said.
Source: Krone
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