Putin promises to ‘defend the people’ amid Wagner Group rebellion call

Putin vows to punish mercenaries as Wagner leader calls for rebellion against army

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called an armed rebellion led by the Wagner mercenary group chief a “betrayal”, and has promised to “defend the people” and Russia.

Mr Putin addressed the nation on Saturday morning after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his troops reached a key Russian city.

Mr Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner private military company, claimed that his forces now control military facilities in Russia’s southern city Rostov-on-Don.

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[MrScotty]

First you put weapons in prisoners hands. Now they're marching against you. How nice😂

[danieljames]

Doesn't look such a happy Grandpa now.

[BuckshotB]

Poor dobby is getting bullied 🤭 hopefully he'll be six feet under soon

[stringer-ikpc]

Its the people who need protecting from the dwarf from Moscow

[lrtvhighlights]

Ukraine need to join the wagner group also then even the Russian soldiers will join a big domino effect

[qpggnsd]

expected .... all his recent actions showed that Prigozhin imagined himself a little Napoleon ... he even became a hero among some of the Russians ... but in the end, the bulk of the Russians again turned out to be wrong

[xXDadoXx]

Putin is soon going to reunite with one of his best friend, Berlusconi, and it will probably be in the same way as Mussolini.

[lucywillis]

I can't wait for wagner to penetrate his ring cycle...

[UltraPrimus]

Defend the people? that woudl involve him having to explain WHY they're on the literal warpath to begin with. If heir putin didn't decide to invade Ukraine and give trigger-happy criminals Weapons, tanks and more, then he would'nt be in this mother of all messes to begin with

[SMartin]

His mouth sounds dry. "Anxiety?" He should be worried. Hopefully Russians will se what this man is.

[davidupton]

The Russian people don’t need protection, Putin does, let’s hope he gets the same last view as Mussolini .

[LuciferMorningstar-txce]

ukraine needs too use this as a "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" moment

[reecom]

Wagner took over a year of heavy fighting in Bakhmut to gain a few meters and they drove into Russian in mere hours without resistance.

[DaveABerry]

Defend his & his cronies own arses more like

[apollonia]

Whatever the outcome, Putin will claim victory 😂
Putin is mad enough to push that Red button rather than claim any sort of defeat.
Well, he has his tasters but there can be a magician serving him 😉

[LDNRDR]

Putin cant even defend his country from Ukraine.

Putin haha.