Wagner case closed in Russia. The wrath of Kiev: "we are disappointed"

Disappointment and anger for the Ukrainian regime which has seen its dream of "civil war" in Russia vanish over the case of Wagner. Ukrainian President Zelensky has published a video on his social channels, commenting on the clash between Putin and Prigozhin. He spoke – in the Russian language and addressed to the Russian people – of a “large-scale weakness of Russia”. Later, however, a message arrived from his adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, who expressed his strong regret on Twitter about Prigozhi's retreat. “You almost undone Putin, took control of the central authorities, arrived in Moscow and suddenly… withdrew ...”.

The criminal investigation against Yevgeny Prigozhin will be suspended and the head of Wagner will go to Belarus. As confirmed by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the criminal case against the militia leader has been dropped and his failed rebellion will not affect the operation special military in Ukraine. "The criminal investigation against Yevgeny Prigozhin will be suspended and the head of Wagner will go to Belarus," he told reporters.

These would be the 'advantageous guarantees' of the agreement brokered by the Belarusian president, Aleksandr Lukashenko 'which lasted all day and in agreement with Putin'. "Avoiding bloodshed, internal conflicts and clashes with unpredictable results was the most important objective", Peskov announced again according to which "Russia would always respect Wagner's heroic deeds at the front", added the spokesman, explaining that at those fighters who did not participate in the rebellion will be allowed to formally join the Russian army.

One of the most confused days since the beginning of the war seems to have come to an end: the advance of the leader of the Wagner group had stopped in the late afternoon of today - Saturday, June 24 - about 200 km from Moscow. After having launched the challenge directly to Vladimir Putin, entering Russian territory with just over 20,000 militiamen without encountering significant interruptions, the head of the Wagner group had in fact announced the retreat to "avoid shedding of Russian blood".