The uprising, which Putin called “a stab in the back,” was the biggest threat to his leadership during his two decades in power.
, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow.
In his address, Putin called the uprising by Prigozhin, whom he did not mention by name, a “betrayal” and “treason.” 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.”, has been fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. It wasn’t immediately clear what his aims were, but the rebellion marks an escalation in Prigozhin’s struggle with Russian military leaders, whom he has accused of botching the war in Ukraine and hamstringing his forces in the field.
“But we will destroy anyone who stands in our way,” he said in one of a series of angry video and audio recordings posted on social media beginning late Friday. “We are moving forward and will go until the end.”
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