The latest on the armed rebellion declared by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned the West against trying to take advantage of the rebellion led by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Security in a number of Russian regions was tightened as authorities sought to thwart an armed rebellion spearheaded by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. In the capital, traffic on the Moscow River was suspended. Police officers in bulletproof vests and with machine guns were seen near the entrance of the major highway that links Moscow with Voronezh and Rostov--on-Don.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office says he told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday that Turkey was ready to help resolve the stand-off in Russia with the mercenary Wagner group.
Authorities "are taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the population. The situation is under control," governor Igor Artamonov said on Telegram. He did not give details about the Wagner presence.Ukraine's deputy defense minister says the "political crisis" in Russia provides Kyiv with a "window of opportunity."
The U.S. State Department and German Foreign Ministry gave few details of the discussion, which also included the European Union's foreign policy chief. Prigozhin said in a new audio statement on Saturday that "we didn't touch a single conscript, we didn't kill a single person on our way." He added that the Russian air force targeted his troops, but they still managed to seize military headquarters in Rostov "without a single gunshot."
She wrote: "I can assure that there is no direct threat to our country. Border security has been strengthened." "Russia's weakness is obvious. Full-scale weakness," Zelenskyy said. "And the longer Russia keeps its troops and mercenaries on our land, the more chaos, pain and problems it will have for itself later. This is also obvious."Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says she is monitoring events in Russia and they underline "how the aggression against Ukraine is provoking instability within the Russian Federation.
He said his fighters would not turn themselves in at the request of Putin, as "we do not want the country to live on in corruption, deceit and bureaucracy." Maria Zakharova, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in a Telegram post that "we have one commander in chief. Not two, not three. One. And he urged everyone to unite."
Khodorkovsky wrote: "Help the devil, if he decides to oppose this regime! Help because there is no crime worse than unleashing an aggressive war. If one criminal is ready to interfere with another ... we need to help, and then, if necessary, we will tackle them."A Ukrainian presidential adviser says that the start of his country's counteroffensive has "finally destabilized the Russian elites" and intensified internal splits.
Podolyak said that "the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive finally destabilized the Russian elites, intensifying the internal split that arose after the defeat in Ukraine."Britain's defense ministry has described the Wagner mercenary group's armed rebellion as the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times.
"Over the coming hours, the loyalty of Russia's security forces, and especially the Russian National Guard, will be key to how the crisis plays out," it said.A video that appeared on Telegram on Saturday showed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin meeting with Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and deputy chief of the General Staff Vladimir Alexeyev.
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