A criminal case opened against him for armed mutiny will be dropped. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to Belarus under a deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to endthe Kremlin said on Saturday.
Mr Peskov said the criminal case that had been opened against Mr Prigozhin for armed mutiny would be dropped, and that the Wagner fighters who had taken part in his “march for justice” would not face any action, in recognition of their previous service to Russia. Although Mr Putin had earlier vowed to punish those who participated in the mutiny, Mr Peskov said the agreement had had the “higher goal” of avoiding confrontation and bloodshed.
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