Vladimir Putin, in a bid to address the escalating situation caused by the Wagner mutiny, made a desperate appeal to the Russian public.
Without directly naming Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner group, Putin condemned the mutiny organizers for attempting to turn the mercenaries against their own people.
Vladimir Putin Message and the Wagner Mutiny
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky celebrated his troops’ progress on the battlefield, highlighting Ukraine’s advances in all directions.
Additionally, a parliamentary motion in the UK is urging the government to repurpose sanctioned Russian assets to aid in Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction efforts.
In his address, Putin vehemently criticized the mutiny organizers, branding them as traitors who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies.
He revealed that steps were taken to prevent excessive bloodshed during the mutiny, claiming that it was resolutely rejected by society.
However, video clips emerged showing residents of Rostov-on-Don providing food to Wagner troops as they occupied the city.
The absence of Yevgeny Prigozhin, who broke his silence after the mutiny, added further intrigue. Prigozhin touted the failed march on Moscow as a masterclass of what Putin’s troops could have accomplished with their ill-fated invasion of Ukraine.
In the UK parliament, an early-day motion led by the Labour Party will call for legislation that mandates the repurposing of sanctioned Russian assets within 90 days.
The recovered funds would be directed toward rebuilding Ukraine once the war comes to an end.
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Ukraine’s Advancements and Russia’s Overstretched Forces
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy emphasized the UK’s unwavering support for Ukraine, citing the recent Ukraine Reconstruction Conference hosted in London as a display of leadership.
Lammy believes that seizing Russian state assets is the next step in aiding Ukraine’s recovery.
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported a significant development in the ongoing conflict—the Ukrainian Airborne forces have made modest advances from the village of Krasnohorivka, near Donetsk.
This marks one of the first instances since Russia’s invasion in February 2022 that Ukrainian forces have likely recaptured territory occupied by Russia since 2014.
The MoD attributed these gains to the intensified Ukrainian assaults throughout the Donbas region, which have potentially overstretched the Donetsk People’s Republic and Chechen forces operating in the area.
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