On Saturday Wagner troops took control of Rostov. The town is a strategic weapons hub located near the border with Ukraine. And the mercenaries moved towards Moscow before turning back.
Prigozhin had his troops turn around saying he did not want Russians fighting Russians.
The Kremlin later said it would drop treason charges against Prigozhin and his followers. And claimed that Prigozhin was going to Belarus.
In his statement, Prigozhin said the Belarus president had offered ways how the Wagner group could continue to operate.
“Lukashenko held out his hand and offered to find solutions for the continuation of the work of the Wagner private military company in a legal jurisdiction,” he said.
The Wagner Group was unacknowledged by Russia until war broke out with Ukraine. Then Putin’s private army went public. And for months Prigozhin has been in open conflict with Moscow.
Confusion at Wagner HQ
On Monday, the headquarters of the mercenary group said it was continuing to work in “normal mode.”
