In the first address to government officials after Saturday’s uprising by the Wagner group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian prime minister admitted that the country faced a “challenge” to internal stability.
a Russia “faced a clear challenge, an attempt was made to destabilize the internal situation in the country”.said Mikhail Mishustin, quoted by CNN International, this Monday during a videoconference meeting with his ministers.
The Russian Prime Minister praised the quick response of government members to the Wagner group uprising, which ended hours after it started when an agreement was announced for Prigozhin to leave for Belarus.
“Under the leadership of the President, they acted clearly and in a coordinated manner and maintained the stability of the situation at all levels to prevent the situation from worsening and to protect civilians from all possible threats that could arise,” said the head of the Russian government.
For Mishustin, it is necessary to maintain “the unity of all forces around” President Putin and “make joint decisions for the effective implementation of the tasks defined by the head of state”considered.
In his speech, CNN International also writes: the prime minister accused Western countries of trying to undermine Russia’s ability to go its “own way”.
“Today Russia is going through an important period in its history. As the president noted, practically the entire military, economic and information machine of the West is turned against us. In fact, there is a struggle for the right to make its own choice.” away, based on national interests for the benefit of the people,” said the head of government.
The units of the Wagner group, remember, advanced towards Moscow on Saturday, but the uprising was stopped and an agreement was announced by the Kremlin, stipulating that Prigozhin would remain in Belarus.
Source: DN
