“Russian crisis reveals cracks in Vladimir Putin’s power system”. US Secretary of State Antony said: Flash. “At the moment we have no news of any military leader being ousted by Putin,” Blinken added, warning that “we’ll have to wait the next few weeks to understand developments.”
“It’s the beginning of the end for Putin, he’s in big trouble right now.” Mikhail is convinced of that Kasyanov, a former Russian prime minister under Putin from 2000 to 2004 who has since been torpedoed as the tsar’s leading critic. In an interview with the BBC, Kasyanov claims that after yesterday’s challenge, Prigozhin “will go to Belarus first, but I think from there he will move to Africa and be somewhere in the jungle or something … Putin cannot forgive him for.” what he did to him. The Wagner boss, the former Russian prime minister observed, had “destroyed Putin’s stability and now his own life is a question mark…”
“The United States has always shown great deference to the Italian government. I remember Blinken’s “big words of appreciation” during the Farnesina boss’ recent visit to Washington. Foreign Minister Antonio said so himself Tajani while “In Half an Hour” answered a question about Joe Biden’s consultations with some European leaders on the crisis in Russia, which didn’t include Giorgia Meloni. “We are a great country,” added Tajani. “If Europe is staunchly defending Ukraine, it is also thanks to the Italian government. The European system is also supported thanks to our country.”
Shots in the air and applause from the crowd as the militiamen of the Wagner group They leave the Russian city RoFurnace (VIDEO) after their rebel march towards Moscow took place Stop about 200 km from the Russian capital Thanks to the mediation of Belarus. The fighters withdrew from the region Voronezh and from Lipetsk.
Less than 24 hours after the Minsk intervention, the leader of the private militia Prigozhinseems to have vanished into thin air. According to the New York Times, which cites intelligence sources, it was the US authorities informed for days about the boss’s plans the Wagner mercenary group.
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The New York Times writes it, citing intelligence sources (ANSA)
Meanwhile, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) claims that the Prigozhin mutiny may have failed but the Kremlin is now facing a “deeply unstable” situation. Meanwhile, in an interview with Rossiya 1 recorded on June 21 and reported today by Tass, it said: Wladimir Putin He says his priority is drawing attention to the special military operation in Ukraine. “This is how I start my day and this is how I end it,” says the Russian President.
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The mediation of the Belarusian President Lukashenko yesterday was decisive.
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In particular, with regard to Minsk-Moscow relations (ANSA)
The Kremlin will not prosecute rebel militias and their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin will go to Belarus. After addressing his challenge directly to the Russian president, the militia chief announced that he would back down “to prevent a Russian bloodbath.” Yesterday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the militia’s actions as “a stab in the back by traitors”.
Russia, Prigozhin: “Let’s go back so as not to shed blood”
WHERE IS PRIGOZHIN?
Meanwhile, less than 24 hours after the retreat 200 km from Moscow, Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to have vanished into thin airor at least be silent. The leader of the Wagner militia agreed yesterday in an agreement brokered by Minsk to leave Russia and initially go to Belarus with his men. However, it is unclear where he is currently. The latest information comes from last night and shows a video of Prigozhin leaving the military district headquarters in Rostov-on-Don after agreeing to move to Belarus. Under the deal, criminal charges against Prigozhin will be dropped, but many questions remain over specifics. As for the Wagner militants, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said they would not face legal action for taking part in the March on Moscow. The Kremlin “always respected their heroic deeds” on the front in Ukraine. But experts say, as with the deal, many questions remain unanswered about the fate of the militiamen after their short-lived uprising.
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The front pages of the main foreign newspapers (ANSA)
The Chechen commander Ramzan Kadyrov He confirmed that special forces under his command had been sent to Rostov yesterday and were ready to intervene against Wagner’s forces, but then “the situation ended, thank God, without confrontation”. Yesterday, Kadyrov said he was ready to help Russian President Vladimir Putin “put down” the Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s uprising. Chechen Radio and TV Grozny said 3,000 Chechen special forces had been deployed to “areas of tension”.
NEW ALERTS AND ATTACKS IN UKRAINE
An explosion was heard on the war front in the Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilny reported to Ukrainska Pravda after an air raid alert on the city and the surrounding area. “The Air Force has urged local residents to stay in shelters due to the use of ballistic weapons from the occupied territory.” Even the Russian news agency Tass reported the blast, citing Ukraine’s Obshchestvennoye news agency, stating that “currently in the Kiev-controlled areas air raid sirens are blaring in the Zaporozhye region”. In addition, Russian bombs hit nine villages in Sumy Oblast and the city of Nikopol in Dnepropetrovsk Oblast during the night, killing at least one.