Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered "a mortal blow," according to a retired US general, despite the apparent deal that will see Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin leave for Belarus.
The Wagner boss has agreed to leave Russia for Belarus as part of an apparent deal that will see charges against him dropped and his fighters sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, says the Kremlin. Follow for live updates.
On Saturday, the world braced for an unprecedented event; a coup that would overthrow Russia s strongman Vladimir Putin out of power. In possibly the first open challenge to his two-decade-long Presidency, the world watched in anticipation as Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his 25,000 soldiers marched to the Russian capital of Moscow.