Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to quell what he called a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in a televised address on Saturday.
(Artem Priakhin/Zuma Press)The deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Wagner paramilitary group on Saturday averted an armed confrontation that threatened civil war—but left unclear what political price Putin had agreed to pay.
The crisis represented the most serious challenge to Putin’s 23-year rule—a direct consequence of the strains put on Russian society and armed forces by the war that he unleashed against Ukraine in February last year.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Artem Priakhin, Putin, —
Organizations:
Zuma Press
Locations:
Ukraine