The Defense Minister appears on television for the first time after the Wagner mutiny
Russian public television broadcast footage of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspecting Russian forces in Ukraine on Monday. This is the first public appearance of him after the failed rebellion of the Wagner paramilitary group.
According to excerpts broadcast by the Rossia 24 television channel, Sergei Shoigu, the object of fierce criticism by the Wagnerian chief Evgeny Progozhin, went to a command post of the Russian forces in Ukraine and “met there with those responsible” for one of the units. .
Where is Yevgeny Prigokhine?
On Saturday criminal charges against Wagner were dropped after his failed rebellion attempt against the Russian military command and the Kremlin announced that Yevgeny Prigojine would go to Belarus.
More than 24 hours after these announcements, the position of the militia leader has not been made public. He was last seen leaving Rostov-on-Don on Saturday night to cheering crowds. The city was taken and controlled for a few hours by Wagner.
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Security device maintained in Moscow where the day stands still
BFMTV’s special Moscow correspondent Paul Gogo describes a Russian capital still on guard after the events of this weekend.
“You arrive in the center of Moscow, you have checkpoints at the entrance of the city with policemen installed, armed men and trucks made available to these policemen to possibly block the entrances to the city. There were these kinds of needs. (…) In the Kremlin, we are still not quite sure that things are over or that there is still a risk.”
At the full risk of a Wagner rebellion on Saturday, the mayor of Moscow decided to make Monday a day off in the capital. This decision is maintained in order to continue to keep Muscovites away from the city center.
Russia Reels From Aborted Wagner Rebellion, Prigozhin Expected In Belarus
After Wagner’s announcement of a rebellion against the Russian military command on Friday, Saturday was marked by a surprise cessation of hostilities, when militia columns headed for Moscow. Evgeny Prigokhine is due to leave for Belarus after the Kremlin drops criminal charges against her.
In Moscow, Vladimir Putin managed to avoid a bloodbath but appears weakened, who had promised to “punish” the traitors.
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Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the situation in Ukraine and Russia two days after the abortive rebellion of the Wagner group against Russian power.
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Source: BFM TV
