Putin vows to punish those involved in mutiny, accuses them of treason

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to punish everyone progressive successful the "armed rebellion" and accused them of treason.

In a televised code Saturday morning, Putin appealed to those who "by deceit oregon threats, were dragged into a transgression adventure, pushed onto the way of a superior transgression — an equipped rebellion."

His comments travel aft Yevgeny Prigozhin, main of the mercenary Wagner Group, accused the Kremlin of deliberately bombing Wagner troops. Russia's Ministry of Defense has denied the accusations, calling Prigozhin's remarks "informational provocation." The mercenary main had besides claimed that Russia's justification for invading Ukraine was based connected lies.

He characterized the unprovoked warfare successful Ukraine arsenic a conflict for Russia's future, an effort that Putin said requires unity among its forces. The Russian person said, "I repeat, immoderate interior turmoil is simply a deadly menace to our statehood, to america arsenic a nation."

"We volition support some our radical and our statehood from immoderate threats. Including — from interior betrayal," Putin said. "And what we are faced with is precisely a betrayal. Exorbitant ambitions and idiosyncratic interests led to treason."

Putin besides described the concern successful Rostov-on-Don, a metropolis successful southwestern Russia adjacent Ukraine, arsenic hard but said helium would question to stabilize the concern there.

Prigozhin has claimed that helium and his mercenary forces person taken power of the city, a cardinal logistical hub for Russia's warfare efforts successful Ukraine. CNBC has not verified the claims. The Wagner main has demanded that apical Russian wide Valery Gerasimov and Defense Minister conscionable him successful Rostov.

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