President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a 'stab in the back' and that the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had 'betrayed' Russia, vowing to punish those rebelling.
President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation, the Kremlin said on June 24, 2023, as Russia faced a rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group that has vowed to topple Moscow's military leadership. Photo by Handout/RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE /AFP
MOSCOW, Russia - President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a "stab in the back" and that the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had "betrayed" Russia, vowing to punish those rebelling. "This is a stab in a back to our country, to our nation," Putin said in an address to the nation. "What we have been faced with is exactly betrayal. Extravagant ambitions and personal interests led to treason," Putin said referring to Prigozhin.
"All those who consciously stood on the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed rebellion, stood on the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer inevitable punishment, before the law and before our people," he added.
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