Private Military Company Wagner Moves to Belarus as Putin Vows to Crush Rebellion
The Wagner Group, a private military company led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, will move to Belarus under a deal made by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
The Kremlin has stated that the criminal case against Prigozhin will be closed and his troops will not face punishment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to crush an armed mutiny by Prigozhin's forces, which controls Rostov-on-Don and have taken over the central military HQ for operations in Ukraine.
The UK government has held an emergency meeting over the rebellion.
The Wagner militia, a private army run by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former ally of Putin, has advanced to within 200km (124 miles) of Moscow and captured the southern Russian city of Rostov.
Putin has made a televised address vowing to crush what he calls an armed mutiny.
Russian military helicopters have opened fire on a convoy of rebel mercenaries.
The US, France, Germany, and the UK have held talks and affirmed their support for Ukraine.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has brokered a deal with Prigozhin for de-escalation.
Putin has signed a law permitting 30-day detentions for breaking martial law in places where it has been imposed.
Prigozhin has said his fighters were on a "march for justice" to remove corrupt and incompetent Russian commanders blamed for botching the war in Ukraine.
Prigozhin has now said his fighters will return to base due to the risk of bloodshed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the situation in Russia "shows no one is in control, there is chaos."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to crush an armed mutiny by Prigozhin's forces, which controls Rostov-on-Don and have taken over the central military HQ for operations in Ukraine.
The UK government has held an emergency meeting over the rebellion.
The Wagner militia, a private army run by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former ally of Putin, has advanced to within 200km (124 miles) of Moscow and captured the southern Russian city of Rostov.
Putin has made a televised address vowing to crush what he calls an armed mutiny.
Russian military helicopters have opened fire on a convoy of rebel mercenaries.
The US, France, Germany, and the UK have held talks and affirmed their support for Ukraine.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has brokered a deal with Prigozhin for de-escalation.
Putin has signed a law permitting 30-day detentions for breaking martial law in places where it has been imposed.
Prigozhin has said his fighters were on a "march for justice" to remove corrupt and incompetent Russian commanders blamed for botching the war in Ukraine.
Prigozhin has now said his fighters will return to base due to the risk of bloodshed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the situation in Russia "shows no one is in control, there is chaos."
