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The Wagner Group has halted its progress in Russia.
The reason must be that you want to avoid a "bloodbath".
The announcement comes after a telephone conversation between Wagner boss Prigozhin and Belarus leader Lukashenko.
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* Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and Belarus leader Aleksandr Lukashenko have, according to Ria Nyhetsbyrå, agreed to stop the Wagner group's progress in Russia to avoid a bloodbath.
* A draft of an "acceptable option" to resolve the situation has been drawn up, although Russian President Putin has yet to comment on the incident.
* This comes after Prigozhin previously accused the military leadership in Moscow of carrying out a deadly attack on his private army and accused Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of planning to "destroy the Wagner Group".
Belarus leader Aleksandr Lukashenko states that he has spoken with Yevgeny Prigozhin and reached an agreement. This is reported by the Russian news agency Ria.
"This morning, the President of Russia informed his Belarusian counterpart about the situation with the private military company Wagner in southern Russia," said a statement from Lukashenko's press department.
Belarus leader Aleksandr Lukashenko. Photo: AP
During the conversation, Prigozhin is said to have agreed to stop the Wagner Group's advance in Russia and take "further steps" to reduce tensions.
Furthermore, the press service states that they have drawn up a draft of an "acceptable alternative" to resolve the situation.
Shortly after this, Prigozhin announced that he had turned back his forces and that he was doing so to "avoid a bloodbath".
"We have reversed our forces and now we are going in the opposite direction," he said in a statement, according to the Moscow Times.
No response from Putin yet
So far, Putin has not commented on Wagner's turnaround.
It was on Friday that Prigozhin took to social media and accused the military leadership in Moscow of carrying out a deadly attack on his private army.
Thousands of Wagner soldiers must have been killed, according to him.
"Wagner's Commander's Council has made a decision. The evil coming from the military leadership in the country must be stopped,” he said yesterday.
Prigozhin also accused Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of planning to "destroy the Wagner Group.
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During Saturday, the Wagner group advanced through Russia towards Moscow.
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