Wagner rebellion stab in the back to Russia – Putin

President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation, the Kremlin mentioned on June 24, 2023, as Russia confronted a rebel by the Wagner mercenary group that has vowed to topple Moscow’s navy management. Photo by Handout/RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE /AFP

MOSCOW, Russia – President Vladimir Putin on Saturday mentioned that an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had “betrayed” Russia, vowing to punish these rebelling.

“This is a stab in a back to our country, to our nation,” Putin mentioned in an handle to the nation. “What we have been faced with is exactly betrayal. Extravagant ambitions and personal interests led to treason,” Putin mentioned referring to Prigozhin.

“All those who consciously stood on the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed rebellion, stood on the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer inevitable punishment, before the law and before our people,” he added. — Agence France-Presse