Prigozhin’s criminal case will be dropped, he will leave for Belarus – Kommersant

Dmitry Peskov said that the criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin would be dropped. The head of the PMC will leave for Belarus. Who exactly he will work there is unknown to the presidential press secretary. Mr. Peskov assured that the authorities would not prosecute the Wagner PMC fighters who participated in the rebellion. Some of the fighters of the private military company, who initially refused to participate in the march organized by Yevgeny Prigozhin, will sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense.

“We managed to resolve this situation without further losses, without raising the level of tension. As a result, an agreement was reached that PMC Wagner would return to their camps,” Peskov said. He also noted that “fighters from Wagner PMC who participated in today’s events will not be prosecuted.” “There was a higher goal to avoid bloodshed and internal confrontation, in the name of these goals were Lukashenka’s efforts,” the Kremlin spokesman emphasized.

Separately, Mr. Peskov emphasized that personnel changes in the Ministry of Defense were not discussed during negotiations with Yevgeny Prigozhin. Dmitry Pekov clarified that Alexander Lukashenko offered himself as a negotiator, as he has known the head of the PMC for more than 20 years. “It was his personal initiative decision, which was agreed with President Putin,” Mr. Peskov said.

“If you ask what kind of guarantee that Prigozhin will be able to leave for Belarus, this is the word of the President of Russia,” Dmitry Peskov stressed.

When asked by journalists whether personnel changes in the Ministry of Defense were discussed, Dmitry Peskov stressed that such issues are the exclusive prerogative of the head of state, and therefore could hardly be discussed during the negotiations. Earlier, Yevgeny Prigozhin called for the resignation of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Speaking about the regime of the counter-terrorist operation, the Kremlin spokesman noted that there are all prerequisites for its cancellation. There will be no new Putin’s address in the near future, Dmitry Peskov said.

Tonight the press service of Alexander Lukashenko informedthat the President of Belarus held talks with Yevgeny Prigozhin at the request of Vladimir Putin. According to the press service of Mr. Lukashenko, the result of these agreements was the decision to stop the march of the Wagner PMC. In addition, an “absolutely profitable and acceptable option for solving the situation, with security guarantees for the Wagner PMC fighters” has been prepared. After that, Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the end of the march on Moscow and the return to field camps.

Last night, June 23, Yevgeny Prigozhin accused the Ministry of Defense of hitting his company’s positions and said that 25,000 people were on a “march of justice” against Moscow. On June 24, the fighters of his company blocked military facilities in Rostov-on-Don. FSB excited case of incitement to armed rebellion (up to 20 years in prison). Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actions of PMCs a rebellion and a betrayal. In Moscow, as well as in the Voronezh and Moscow regions was introduced counter-terrorist operation.

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