Like nothing. Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first appearance on Monday since the end of the Wagner paramilitary group’s revolt, addressing, in a video released by the Kremlin, a forum dedicated to industry and youth.
The images show the president sitting at a desk, without being able to determine where and when the sequence was filmed. In his speech, he does not mention at any time the armed mutiny that shook Russia, but he does mention the “challenges” that Russian industry is facing due to Western sanctions.
Vladimir Putin has not publicly mentioned the aborted revolt of the Wagner group since his televised speech on Saturday, in the midst of the crisis, in which he accused Yevgeni Prigokhine, leader of the paramilitaries, of treason.
End of the anti-terrorist regime in Moscow
According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin also met on Monday with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, who expressed their “support” for the Russian leader following the “events of June 24.” .
After the unprecedented crisis of the weekend, the Russian regime tries to give the image of a return to normality. The authorities announced on Monday the end of the “regime of anti-terrorist operations”, which grants expanded powers to the security forces, in the Moscow region and the Voronezh region, south of the capital, through which Wagner units had entered and where shootings took place. .
Yevgeny Prigojine remains silent
Defense Minister Sergei Choïgou, who had disappeared during the rebellion of Wagner chief Evgeny Prigojine, his favorite hobby, reappeared on a video on Monday inspecting the forces committed to Ukraine.
The mystery remains total regarding the whereabouts of Yevgeny Prigojine, who on Saturday put an end to his revolt after negotiations with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Wagner’s leader must, according to the Kremlin, go into exile in Belarus, but the person concerned has not spoken since Saturday afternoon.
On Monday, all Russian news agencies announced that the criminal investigation against Yevgeny Prigojine for “calling an armed riot” was still ongoing.
Source: BFM TV
