Prigoschin's uprising against Russia: Prigoschin orders troops back to their bases – Belarusian President Lukashenko is said to have negotiated with Wagner boss

When it came to criticism of the Kremlin and the Russian military leadership, the head of the mercenary group, Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin, was not exactly squeamish. He was happy to publicly express what he didn’t like – at the same time he was considered the closest confidant of President Vladimir Putin. Now the situation has escalated into a power struggle. The Wagner boss rehearses the uprising. The essentials in brief: