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IN SUMMARY :
The forces of the paramilitary group Wagner began to leave their positions in Russia on the orders of their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who did an about face after frontally challenging the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Wagner’s troops had approached on Saturday less than 400 km from the capital, after having seized in the morning the headquarters of the Russian army in Rostov (southwest), the nerve center of operations in Ukraine.
After a spectacular day of armed rebellion, Yevgueni Prigojine must leave for Belarus and the charges against him will be dropped, the Kremlin has announced.
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7:30 a.m.
All-out consultations between allies of Ukraine
US President Joe Biden spoke on Saturday with the heads of the German and British governments, Olaf Scholz and Rishi Sunak, and with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who spoke of a “possible impact” of this rebellion on the war in Ukraine.
11:09 p.m.
Wagner’s fighters left Rostov
The fighters of the paramilitary group Wagner, who took control of the Russian army headquarters in Rostov (southwest) on Saturday, with their leader Yevgeny Prigojine at the head of the convoy, left the city, the governor announced on Sunday. regional.
“The column of the Wagner group left Rostov and headed for its camps,” Vasily Golubev said on Telegram, without giving further details.
11:11 p.m.
Wagner’s aborted rebellion: “Prigojine humiliated Putin”
The leader of the paramilitary group Wagner, Yevgueni Prigojine, “humiliated Putin” by leading a rebellion with his men, released an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency on Saturday, following an agreement between the Kremlin and Wagner, after a day of armed insurrection which shook Russian power.
“Prigojine humiliated Putin / the state and showed that there is no longer a legitimate monopoly on violence” in Russia, mocked Mykhaïlo Podoliak on Twitter.
10:15 p.m.
The rebellion will “in no way” affect the Russian offensive in Ukraine
Wagner’s aborted rebellion will “in no way” affect Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the Kremlin assured Saturday, while Kiev troops have been on the offensive for several weeks.
“Under no circumstances,” swept the spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, when questioned by the press on the possible consequences of the aborted rebellion on the plan of the Kremlin in Ukraine. “The special military operation continues. Our military managed to repel Ukraine’s counter-offensive,” he said.
10:09 p.m.
Putin ‘grateful’ to Lukashenko
Russian President Vladimir Putin is “grateful” to his Belarusian ally, Alexander Lukashenko, for his role as mediator with Yevgeny Prigojine in settling the Wagner leader’s aborted armed rebellion.
“We are grateful to the President of Belarus for these efforts,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, hailing “a resolution without further losses.” “The evening conversation between the two presidents was very long, frankly warm,” he added.