Europe

Wagner uprising was doomed to fail, says Putin

Prigozhin’s soldiers left with choice to join Russian army, relocate to Belarus or join their families

Russian president Vladimir Putin has addressed the nation about the Wagner Group's aborted armed mutiny, saying the uprising "would have been suppressed."
Daniel McLaughlin in Kyiv
Mon Jun 26 2023 - 21:27 • 5 MIN READ

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Daniel McLaughlin

Daniel McLaughlin

Daniel McLaughlin is Eastern Europe Correspondent for The Irish Times