Putin Thanks Wagner Fighters For Avoiding Bloodshed In Russia

Putin said he would honour his promise to allow Wagner fighters to relocate to Belarus if they wanted, or to sign a contract with the Defence Ministry or simply return to their families

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He made no mention of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led the mutiny.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to kill each other during an insurgency by Wagner Group mercenaries.

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