Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, is still facing charges for his alleged attempted mutiny against President Vladimir Putin.
, a Russian state-owned media, also confirmed the report on Monday, citing a source close to the prosecutor general’s office.
However, less than 24 hours after the uprising began, Prigozhin ordered his fighters to stand down andA few hours after his statement, the Russian government said criminal charges against the Wagner leader had been dropped in a move that would see him move to Belarus. Peskov also said the pardon would be extended to other soldiers in the Wagner Group adding that they would be enlisted in the Russian military.
“The aim of the march was to avoid destruction of Wagner and to hold to account the officials who through their unprofessional actions have committed a massive number of errors” in the war with Ukraine.
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