VLADIMIR Putin has appeared in a pre-recorded video address in some of his first comments since the Wagner Group attempted coup. The Russian president did not mention the armed rebellion and it was…
's press team said in a statement that he cannot be reached at the moment - but insisted he will answer all questions when he gets in touch.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain was preparing for a "range of scenarios" about what could happen in Russia in the coming weeks.Russian security forces had raided Wagner Group officers - seizing cash and fake passports used by Prigozhin. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said Putin's regime now has "real cracks" as it was revealed US intelligence services knew about the coup plan weeks in advance.
He told The Sun Online: "You should be baffled. I cannot tell you what is going on, it makes no senseHe added: "[Prigozhin] is not safe, the situation has been diffused and he took the exit route to Belarus, but he broke the rules and he knows the consequences." Priogzhin's rebellion started on Saturday morning after an arrest warrant was issued for the Wagner chief - a former close ally of Putin.
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