Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow to keep away from “shedding Russian blood” and agreed to dwell in exile in Belarus – ending one of many greatest challenges to President Vladimir Putin’s decades-long rule.
Prigozhin mentioned whereas his males had been simply 200km (120 miles) from the Russian capital, he selected Saturday to show them again to stop killings.
“They wished to disband the Wagner army firm. We launched into a march of justice on June 23. Now, the second has come when blood may very well be spilled,” mentioned Prigozhin in an audio message.
“Understanding accountability [for the chance] that Russian blood shall be spilled on one facet, we’re turning our columns round and going again to subject camps as deliberate.”
Moscow braced for the arrival of the personal military led by the rebellious mercenary commander by erecting checkpoints with armoured autos and troops on its southern edge. Pink Sq. was shut down and the mayor urged motorists to remain off some roads.
Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego experiences.
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