Putin says he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to stay as a single unit

Putin said many Wagner troops nodded in approval at the proposal, but Prigozhin, who was sitting in front and didn’t see their reaction, quickly rejected the idea, responding that “the boys won’t agree with such a decision.”

Putin has previously said Wagner troops had to choose whether to sign contracts with the Defence Ministry, move to neighbouring Belarus or retire from service. The Russian president, who previously denied any links between the government and Wagner, acknowledged after the mutiny that Prigozhin’s company has received billions of dollars from the state and noted that investigators would probe whether any of the funds had been stolen, a warning to Prigozhin that he could face financial crimes.

The mutiny faced little resistance and fighters downed at least six military helicopters and a command post aircraft, killing at least 10 airmen. Prigozhin ordered his mercenaries back to their camps after striking a deal to end the rebellion in exchange for an amnesty for him and his men, and permission to move to Belarus.

The Belarusian Defence Ministry didn’t say how many Wagner troops were in Belarus or specify whether more will follow. Lukashenko has previously said it was up to Prigozhin and the Russian government to decide whether to move to Belarus. The Kremlin has refrained from comment.Article content Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, refused to comment on Popov’s remarks, referring questions about it to the Defence Ministry that also hasn’t commented.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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