avoiding a missile. at 10:00 a.m. moscow time, russian president vladimir putin made a televised address to the nation, calling the rebellion a stab in the back. "all those who deliberately chose the path of treachery, who prepared an armed mutiny, who chose the path of blackmail and terrorist methods will face inevitable punishment and will answer both to the law and to our people." . the kremlin announced counterterrorism measures, tightening security in moscow. but by saturday night, suddenly a kremlin reversal. putin's spokesman announced a deal. prigozhin released an audio message saying his troops could turn around and go back to field camps to avoid shedding russian blood. supporters chanted "wagner" as fighters drove out of rostov, giving prigozhin handshakes as he left in this suv.