Prigozhin speaks for first time since deal with Putin
Posted on AllSides June 26th, 2023
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian oligarch and leader of the Wagner Group mercenary outfit, spoke out for the first time on Monday after the abrupt end to his attempted mutiny against the Kremlin. On Friday, Prigozhin called for his forces to wage war against the Russian Ministry of Defense, claiming that the Russian military had attacked a group of Wagner troops stationed in Ukraine, killing many. The mercenary army claimed to have taken control of military sites in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don before beginning a march north toward Moscow. The...
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