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Russian Defense Minister visits troops after Wagner Rebellion

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Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited the army, the first public appearance of warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin since the weekend’s uprising against military leaders.

A short video posted by the Ministry of Defense on Monday showed Shoigu touring a Russian command post and hearing reports from his subordinates on the progress of the Russian army. war in Ukraine.

It is not clear when the video was filmed or where Shoigu was. Speculation has swirled in recent days that Putin agreed to fire him as part of a deal with the two countries. Prigogine It aims to end the rebellion, but the Kremlin denies this.

The Ministry of Defense said Shoigu I heard a report on the “current situation, the nature of the enemy’s activity, and the performance of the mission.” [army’s] Combat missions in the main tactical direction of the commander of the Western Military District of Russia Evgeny Nikiforov.

Shoigu praised the “high effectiveness” of the Russian military and ordered it to “discover the enemy’s plans and prevent their realization.”

The video can be seen as an attempt to depict the return to business as usual just two days after the attack by Mr. Prigogine’s men. marched most of the way to Moscow and killed at least a dozen Russian soldiers.

Prigozhin and his Wagner militia withdrew from southern Russia on Sunday after reaching an agreement with the Kremlin to end an armed uprising in the biggest threat to the presidency of Vladimir Putin.

The former caterer, usually obsessed with advertising, remained unusually silent after the interview. put an end to his rebellion on Saturday evening. The Kremlin announced that he would travel to Belarus according to an agreement brokered by the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko.

Prigozhin’s press office told Russian broadcaster RTVI on Sunday afternoon that the warlords “greet everyone and answer questions if they have business.” [mobile phone] He left the city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday evening, where a crowd was seen cheering for the leader of the Wagner Group, according to video footage released by the Russian state news agency RIA. .

Despite an agreement with Prigozhin to end the crisis, the uprising and Putin’s unusual response on Saturday, which likened the threat to the revolution of 1917, have raised serious questions about the regime’s stability. .

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday in a phone call with US President Joe Biden, who was staying at the Camp David retreat, that “yesterday’s events have exposed the weakness of the Putin administration.”

“The longer Russia’s aggression lasts, the greater the deterioration of Russia itself,” Zelensky said in a subsequent video address.

US Secretary of State Antony Brinken said on Sunday that the riots showed a “real crack” in Putin’s authority. “This raises deep questions . . . I know that Putin still has a lot to answer in the coming weeks and months,” Brinken said.

Blinken called the crisis an “unfolding narrative”, adding: We haven’t seen the final performance yet. ”

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Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited the army, the first public appearance of warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin since the weekend’s uprising against military leaders.A short video posted by the Ministry of Defense on Monday showed Shoigu touring a Russian command post and hearing reports from his subordinates on the progress of the Russian army. war in Ukraine.It is not clear when the video was filmed or where Shoigu was. Speculation has swirled in recent days that Putin agreed to fire him as part of a deal with the two countries. Prigogine It aims to end the rebellion, but the Kremlin denies this.The Ministry of Defense said Shoigu I heard a report on the “current situation, the nature of the enemy’s activity, and the performance of the mission.” [army’s] Combat missions in the main tactical direction of the commander of the Western Military District of Russia Evgeny Nikiforov.Shoigu praised the “high effectiveness” of the Russian military and ordered it to “discover the enemy’s plans and prevent their realization.”The video can be seen as an attempt to depict the return to business as usual just two days after the attack by Mr. Prigogine’s men. marched most of the way to Moscow and killed at least a dozen Russian soldiers.Prigozhin and his Wagner militia withdrew from southern Russia on Sunday after reaching an agreement with the Kremlin to end an armed uprising in the biggest threat to the presidency of Vladimir Putin.The former caterer, usually obsessed with advertising, remained unusually silent after the interview. put an end to his rebellion on Saturday evening. The Kremlin announced that he would travel to Belarus according to an agreement brokered by the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko.Prigozhin’s press office told Russian broadcaster RTVI on Sunday afternoon that the warlords “greet everyone and answer questions if they have business.” [mobile phone] He left the city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday evening, where a crowd was seen cheering for the leader of the Wagner Group, according to video footage released by the Russian state news agency RIA. .Despite an agreement with Prigozhin to end the crisis, the uprising and Putin’s unusual response on Saturday, which likened the threat to the revolution of 1917, have raised serious questions about the regime’s stability. .

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday in a phone call with US President Joe Biden, who was staying at the Camp David retreat, that “yesterday’s events have exposed the weakness of the Putin administration.””The longer Russia’s aggression lasts, the greater the deterioration of Russia itself,” Zelensky said in a subsequent video address.US Secretary of State Antony Brinken said on Sunday that the riots showed a “real crack” in Putin’s authority. “This raises deep questions . . . I know that Putin still has a lot to answer in the coming weeks and months,” Brinken said.Blinken called the crisis an “unfolding narrative”, adding: We haven’t seen the final performance yet. ”
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