MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed that the organizers of the Wagner mutiny will be “brought to justice”. Putin said that “the majority” of the Wagner are patriots of Russia. He added that “By turning back,” the fighters of Wagner avoided further bloodshed in the country. State-run media reported that the Russian President expressed these views during a speech to the nation after the Wagner mutiny. Putin claimed Ukraine and the West wanted Russian people to “kill each other'” and also warned that any attempt at blackmail or disturbance in his country was “doomed to fail”.
Putin Claims West Wanted Russians to ‘Kill Each Other’
Putin told the people of Russia that public solidarity demonstrated that any attempts to create internal disturbance are doomed to failure. He said, “The highest consolidation of society was shown at every level,”.
The Russian President said that a solid position of support for the constitutional order was taken by all, including public organizations, political parties and the entire Russian society.
Putin accused the West of provoking the “mutiny” that occurred at the weekend and lauded Russia for its “unity.” He added that he would honour his pledge to allow Wagner fighters to move to Belarus, saying that the ” majority” of the fighters in Wagner were Russian patriots. However, he didn’t mention Wagner group’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
He thanked the Russians for unity, saying that all necessary decisions to neutralize threats were taken at an early stage, and “the uprising would have been repressed anyway, planners realized their acts were criminal”.
The Russian President said that those who staged the “mutiny” desired Moscow to lose, but they misjudged”. Putin thanked all security services “who stayed loyal to their pledge” as well as pilots who died. President Putin said that measures were taken to stop major bloodshed, however, “it took time”.
He further said that Wagner men can move to Belarus or can sign a contract with the Defense Ministry. Putin said that he thanked Wanger troops who did not shed blood.
