Putin's FSB accuses Wagner Group warlord of 'armed mutiny'

Russian intelligence authorities have accused Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of calling for “armed mutiny” against the state after the warlord vowed to take revenge on Russian defense officials for an alleged attack on his men.

“The statements that are being spread on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin are absolutely unfounded,” Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said Friday, per state-run Tass. “In connection with these statements, the Federal Security Service of Russia has started an investigation into a call for an armed mutiny. We demand that unlawful actions be stopped immediately.”

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