Russia Will Have A New President Soon: Wagner Group

Soon after Vladimir Putin vowed to crush the armed rebellion by Wagner mercenaries, the group reportedly said that the Russian President made the wrong choice during his speech and that the country will soon have a new premier.

The Russian President has called the rebellion by the Wagner Group a stab in the back of countries military.

"Putin made the wrong choice. All the worse for him. Soon we will have a new president", the Wagner Group said.

"Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president was deeply mistaken. We are patriots of our homeland. Putin made the wrong choice. All the worse for him," it added.

"All those who prepared the rebellion will suffer inevitable punishment. The armed forces and other government agencies have received the necessary orders," Putin said.

He called Prigozhin's actions, without referring to the owner of the Wagner private military company by name, a betrayal, and treason.

He urged those who are being dragged into this crime not to make a fatal and tragic, unique mistake, to make the only right choice - to stop participating in criminal acts.

Putin condemned the rebellion at a time when Russia was fighting the toughest battle for its future with its war in Ukraine.

"The entire military, economic and information machine of the West is waged against us," Putin said.

"This battle, when the fate of our people is being decided, requires the unification of all forces, unity, consolidation, and responsibility." An armed rebellion at a time like this is "a blow to Russia, to its people," the president said.

"Those who plotted and organised an armed rebellion, who raised arms against his comrades-in-arms, betrayed Russia. And they will answer for it," Putin said.