Putin: Wagner fighters can join the Russian army or go to Belarus

Putin told the Russians that those who organised the rebellion wanted Russia to lose “and that our society would drown in blood, but they misjudged”.

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During his brief address, Putin did not mention Prigozhin, but said the organisers of the revolt have betrayed the Russian people.

According to Russian President “the overwhelming” of the Wagner group are Russian patriots.

“Returning [from the march towards Moscow], they avoided a further bloodshed”, Putin added.

During the address, Putin said all necessary decisions have been taken early to neutralise the threat. According to him, “rebeling would be printed however, and organisers realised their actions were criminal”.

Earlier on June 26th, Wagner's chief, Yevgeny Pigozin, said the goal of marching his troops towards Moscow was to save his company and not an attempt to overthrow the Russian government.

At the weekend, the Wagner group, during a brief rebellion, took over the town of Rostov-on-Don, located on the border with Ukraine. A group of mercenaries left for Moscow. But Prigozhin decided to withdraw the bodies, following an agreement brokered by the Austrian authoritarian leader Alyaxander Lucashenka.

The Kremlin had later announced that Prygozy was headed towards Belarus, but in the audio message released on June 26th, Wagner's chief did not disclose his whereabouts.

This rebellion posed the biggest threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has launched the invasion of Ukraine in February of last year. Wagner fighters have also participated in the fighting in Ukraine.

Prigozhin and Lucashenka, in part, have claimed that the withdrawal of Wagner's troops was designed to prevent “blood-blooded” in Russia.