President Vladimir Putin has mentioned for the primary time that the Wagner mercenary group is absolutely backed by the state.
He mentioned it price his nation a billion {dollars} final 12 months.
Russia’s president congratulated his forces and hailed their efforts to cease what he known as a “civil battle”.
The top of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has landed within the Belarusian capital, Minsk.
Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands stories.
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