Prigozhin appears publicly for first time since mutiny, suggests mercenaries won’t fight in Ukraine

A low-resolution video has emerged showing to indicate Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in public for the primary time since his short-lived mutiny. 

The video was posted to Prigozhin’s Telegram account Wednesday, exhibiting the mercenary commander addressing his troopers as they arrive in Belarus. 

“Welcome guys. I’m glad to greet you all. Welcome to the Belarusian land. We fought with dignity. We have now accomplished rather a lot for Russia,” the video captures him telling Wagner Group mercenaries, in line with translations from The Hill.

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Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves the headquarters of the Southern Army District amid the group’s pullout from the town of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)

This video marks the primary public look of Prigozhin since his mutiny towards the Russian government final month.

In his handle to the Wagner Group members, Prigozhin appears to state that the mercenaries is not going to be collaborating within the invasion of Ukraine, saying, “What’s going on the entrance line at the moment is a disgrace during which we shouldn’t participate. We could return to the particular navy operation after we really feel positive that we’ll not be pressured to place disgrace on ourselves.”

Prigozhin can also be heard stating that the Russian paramilitary group can be shifting on to fight in Africa.

On this handout picture taken from a video launched by Prigozhin Press Service Could 5, 2023, the top of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, stands in entrance of a number of our bodies on the bottom in an unknown location. (Prigozhin Press Service by way of AP, File)

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“We have to anticipate the second after we can present ourselves in full,” he added. “That’s the reason a call has been made that we might spend a while right here in Belarus. Throughout that point, we’ll make the Belarusian military the second-strongest military on the earth. We are going to prepare, elevate our degree and set off for a brand new journey to Africa.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned he provided Wagner mercenaries an opportunity to serve underneath the identical commander throughout a gathering simply days after their mutinous march on Moscow was thwarted. 

Putin gave particulars of his provide to Wagner Group commanders, together with Prigozhin, in feedback revealed Friday within the enterprise every day Kommersant, The Related Press reported. He met with the 35 mercenaries for about three hours June 29 and spoke to them about their actions in Ukraine, the tried mutiny — which he had publicly known as an act of treason — and alternatives for future service. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers an handle to the nation in Moscow. (AP)

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One possibility was for Wagner to proceed working underneath the identical commander, a person who goes by “Grey Hair” and has led the mercenaries’ operations in Ukraine the previous 16 months.

Fox Information Digital’s Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.