Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
The announcement from Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin's leadership
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The governor of the region surrounding Russia's capital has suspended mass public events outdoors and at educational institutions until July 1
Russian Ministry of Defence noted that Moscow has already provided such assistance to all the fighters and commanders who applied for it. It further said that it would "guarantee everyone's safety"
He called Prigozhin's actions, without referring to the owner of the Wagner private military company by name, a betrayal and a treason"
We will destroy anyone who stands in our way, Prigozhin said in one of a series of angry video and audio recordings posted on social media beginning late Friday
Russia's security services had responded to Prigozhin's declaration of an armed rebellion by calling for his arrest
President Vladimir Putin was getting round-the-clock updates from security officials on their efforts to counter "the attempt at an armed mutiny" by Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin, outspoken millionaire head of private military contractor Wagner, stood in front of bloodied bodies of his slain troops in Ukraine and yelled expletive-riddled insults
A failed plot to assassinate a C.I.A. spy in 2020 in part led to expulsions of the agency's chief in Moscow and his Russian counterpart in Washington
The African leaders travelled to St. Petersburg on Saturday to meet with Putin who attended a business forum in Russia's second-largest city
The mission to Ukraine, the first of its kind by African leaders, comes in the wake of other peace initiatives such as one by China, and it carried extra importance for the African countries
Russia's GDP could achieve a growth rate of about 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent this year, which will enable the country to retain its place among the world's leading economies, he said
To this, the US government says there is no indication that the Kremlin plans to use nuclear weapons to attack Ukraine
He also said Russia's military could destroy parts of central Kyiv but had chosen not to for various reasons.
President Vladimir Putin on Friday touted Russia's prospects at the country's main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine
In the past, Moscow has frequently been accused of exaggerating its battlefield successes, and western officials were quick to portray the Ukrainian push as far more successful
Putin asserted that Ukraine has suffered "catastrophic" losses in its counteroffensive
Kim said the Russian people's struggle to counter hostile forces' move to deprive Moscow of its sovereignty and security has entered a "new decisive phase"