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Wagner halts march to Moscow
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Deal brokered by Belarusian President

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Wagner chief to leave Russia, no charges against forces in deal brokered by Belarus: Kremlin

The feud between Wagner chief and Russia's military brass came to a violent head on Saturday, with his forces capturing a key army HQ in southern Russia. Wagner, which is led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, was earlier seen as an extended arm of the Kremlin

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Wagner chief to leave Russia, no charges against forces in deal brokered by Belarus: Kremlin

The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will leave Russia and won't face charges after calling off his troops' advance on Saturday, Moscow said, easing Russia's most serious security crisis in decades.

Within hours of Prigozhin's about-face, the Kremlin announced he would leave for Belarus and Russia would not prosecute either him or the group's members.

By early Sunday Wagner had pulled fighters and equipment from Rostov-on-Don, where they had seized the military headquarters, said the regional governor.

(AFP)