The Wagner mercenary group is a paramilitary organization founded by Yevgeniy Prigozhin, a longtime close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is what you need to know about the Wagner Group and its leader:Ĭlaire Hardwick, Associated Press What is the Wagner Group in Russia? "Those who organized and prepared the military uprising, who took arms against their military comrades, have betrayed Russia and will pay for it," Putin said. In an address to the nation Saturday morning, Putin vowed to punish Prigozhin and the Wagner troops supporting the "attempted armed rebellion." The Wagner mercenary group came within 200 kilometers of Moscow on Saturday, before agreeing in the evening to turn around because Russian "blood might be shed," Prigozhin said. Tensions boiled over on Friday after Prigozhin said his Wagner mercenaries would lead a "march of justice" against the Russian army. Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian paramilitary organization known as Wagner Group, said he will end an attempted coup d'état against Russian President Vladimir Putin, turn his mercenary group around from Moscow, and start heading in the opposite direction.ĭespite months of supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine, Prigozhin has grown increasingly critical of the Russian Ministry of Defense and its efforts to support the war.
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