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Russia tries to project sense of order after mercenary revolt
Updated On: 27 June, 2023 08:30 AM IST | Moscow | Agencies
Russian media speculates that top military leaders could be replaced soon
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Members of the Wagner group load their tank onto a truck on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Pic/AP
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine in a video released on Monday aimed at projecting a sense of order after the country’s most serious political crisis in decades. But uncertainty still swirled about his fate, that of rebellion leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army, the impact on the war in Ukraine, and even the political future of President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin said it had made a deal that the mercenary chief will move to Belarus and receive an amnesty, along with his soldiers. There was no confirmation of his whereabouts on Monday, although a popular Russian news channel on Telegram reported he was seen in Belarusian capital, Minsk. Russian media reported a criminal probe against Prigozhin continued, and some lawmakers called for his head. The Defense Ministry video came amid media speculations that military leaders have lost Putin’s confidence and could be replaced soon.
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