The Russian government says criminal charges against Yevgeny
Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, have been dropped, and he will
move to Belarus.
Speaking with journalists in the early hours of Sunday,
Dmitry Peskov, presidential spokesperson, said the conditions were part of a
deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to end the rebellion
led by Prigozhin against Russia’s military leadership.
On Saturday, the Wagner leader and his troops were advancing
towards Moscow, the Russian capital, after reportedly taking control of
Rostov-on-Don, a city of more than a million people close to the border with
Ukraine.
The private army, which had been fighting for Russia since
the invasion of Ukraine, vowed to topple Vladimir Putin.
However, less than 24 hours after the uprising began,
Prigozhin said the fighters would return to base, citing the risk of blood
being spilled.
Putin had earlier described the militia’s mutiny as a “stab
in the back”, adding that measures taken by Russia to address the situation
would be brutal.
In the latest development, Peskov, who did not offer much
details on the deal, said the charges brought against the Wagner leader by the
federal security service had been dropped.
“You will ask me what
will happen to Prigozhin personally? The criminal case will be dropped against
him. He himself will go to Belarus,” the spokesperson said.
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