President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday to punish the organizers of an armed rebellion in Russia after the mercenary chief led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key southern city.
has been fighting alongside regular Russian troops in Ukraine. His goals weren’t immediately clear, but the rebellion marks an escalation in his struggle with Russian military leaders, whom he accused of botching the war in Ukraine and hobbling his forces in the field.Prigozhin said he had 25,000 troops under his command and urged the army not to offer resistance.
State-controlled TV networks led their newscasts with Putin’s statement and reported the tense situation in Rostov-on-Don. Some showed social media videos of residents denouncing Wagner troops. He alleged that Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff, ordered the attacks following a meeting with Shoigu, where they decided to destroy Wagner.The 62-year-old Prigozhin, a former convict,and won lucrative Kremlin catering contracts that earned him the nickname "Putin's chef."
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova echoed that, saying in a Telegram post that "we have one commander in chief. Not two, not three. One.″ "For a long time, Russia used propaganda to mask its weakness and the stupidity of its government. And now there is so much chaos that no lie can hide it," he said.
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