Putin makes first on-camera remarks about rebellion
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday made his first on-camera remarks after a short-lived rebellion led by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. “Any kind of blackmail is doomed to failure,” Putin said in the video, per translations from NBC News. He also called the Wagner mercenaries’ rebellion a “colossal threat” and said it “is precisely…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday made his first on-camera remarks after a short-lived rebellion led by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
“The organizers of this rebellion cannot but understand that they will be brought to justice. Everybody understands that. This is criminal activity, which is aimed at weakening the country. … This was a colossal threat. From outside, we are threatened,” Putin said.
The Russian leader also thanked members of the Wagner Group “who took the right decision to stop and go back and prevent bloodshed” and welcomed them to contact Russia’s defense ministry or return home.
The brief rebellion has raised questions about Putin’s power within Russia and heightened concerns about stability in the region amid Russia’s 16-month war on neighboring Ukraine, where the Wagner Group had been fighting on Moscow’s behalf.
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