![]() Then on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wagner fights and commanders who were not involved can "sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense or move to Belarus." Prigozhin also issued a statement Monday, insisting his group's action was not a coup, but instead was a protest of alleged plans to destroy Wagner and draw its fighters into the Russian military. The Kremlin said Prigozhin would go to Belarus without charges. What will become of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group mercenaries who marched into Russia on Saturday? How will their aborted mutiny affect the war in Ukraine? These are some of the many questions swirling after a bewildering weekend of developments in Russia. ![]() Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week. Prigozhin later called off his group's action and the Kremlin said he would go to Belarus. President Vladimir Putin said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a "stab in the back" and that the group's chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had betrayed Russia. Members of the Wagner Group sit atop of a tank in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday.
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