TASS news agency on June 25 quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that some Wagner group fighters, who decided not to heed leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's call to rebel, would be able to sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry .
“An agreement has been reached that Wagner soldiers will return to their barracks and places of deployment. Some of them, if they wish, can then sign contracts with the Defense Ministry. This also applies to militants who have decided not to take part in the armed uprising,” Peskov said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
The spokesman also said that “there were some fighters in the [Wagner] military formation who changed their minds at the very beginning and immediately returned”. “They even asked for the assistance of the traffic police and other help to return to their permanent bases,” Mr Peskov added.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to drop the criminal case against Mr. Prigozhin, allowing him to travel to Belarus. Mr. Putin's decision was made after he had talks with Wagner, in which Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko acted as an intermediary. After the discussion, Mr. Prigozhin ordered the military convoys to stop and return to their field camps.
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On the evening of June 23, Mr. Prigozhin called for a rebellion to "take revenge" on the Russian military leadership. His statement came after he accused Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian army Valery Gerasimov of plotting to attack and destroy Wagner fighters. The Russian Defense Ministry has denied Mr. Prigozhin's accusations.
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