– We are preparing, raising our position, starting a new trip to Africa, maybe we will return to a special military operation (as Russia calls the war against Ukraine – Ed.) the moment we are sure. Prigogine declared that we need not denigrate ourselves and our experience.
March of the Wagner group
On June 23, Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the mercenaries of Wagner’s group were shot on the orders of the Russian Ministry of Defense. In this regard, Prigozhin and his men started the “March of Justice” – mercenaries occupied Rostov-on-Don on Saturday morning, after which they went to Moscow.
After an agreement between the Kremlin and Prigozhin, the march of the Wagnerians ended 200 km from the Russian capital. Alexander Lukashenko, the ruler of Belarus, participated in the mediation.
Prigogine’s Rebellion. The criminal case was dropped
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office announced on June 23 that the investigative committee of the FSB opened a criminal case against Prigozhin under Article 279 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which deals with the organization of armed insurrection. Under this Act, the offender can be imprisoned for 20 years.
Later, the Russian services announced that the case was closed, and during the criminal investigation it was established that the participants in the June 24 uprising had stopped their illegal activities.