The President Versus The Pastry Chef: Putin Calls Wagner Group Rebellion “A Knife In The Back Of Russian People”

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News networks continued to focus on the instability in Russia, as Vladimir Putin spoke for the first time since a failed rebellion led by Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin.

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Vladimir Putin has said he is confident of being able to implement future plans in the war in Ukraine despite the Wagner rebellion. The leader broke his silence following the extraordinary events in Russia which seen armed mercenaries advancing on Moscow.

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been banished from Russia after Vladimir Putin dropped charges against him.

The head of Wagner force said he has told his troops to stop their march on Moscow and instead withdraw to their field camps in Ukraine in a bid to avoid shedding Russian blood.

Telegram post Friday that Putin’s reasoning for invading Ukraine was based on falsehoods spun by the Russian Ministry of Defense. Watch the full video below:Kinzinger: This is a massive blow to the Russian republic and a massive blow to their military effort and I will also say, it is a massive blow to the people here in the United States like Tucker Carlson, who have been parroting Putin talking points pic.twitter.com/KUyrhMSJG9Carlson, now broadcasting his views via a show posted on Twitter after being fired by Fox News in April, has for nearly a decade expressed clear support for Putin and the Russian government.

The head of the Wagner force said he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood.

Networks have scrambled to cover the rebellion in Russia by initially drawing heavily on social media images, foreign policy analysts and correspondents in other countries, while media presence in Moscow has been limited.

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied allegations by President Vladimir Putin that he is betraying his country, dubbing his Wagner Group fighters “patriots”.

An armed rebellion led by a paramilitary organisation has been named "the most significant challenge to the Russian state" in recent years, according to UK defence officials.

An armed rebellion spearheaded by the Wagner mercenary group marks 'the most significant challenge to the Russian state' in recent times, according to UK defence officials. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actions of the private military company a 'betrayal' after its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to topple Moscow's military leadership.

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