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Wagner: Putin claims Russia avoided civil war
President Putin has thanked his security forces for their response to the Wagner mercenary mutiny, saying they helped prevent a civil war in Russia.
President Putin thanks his security forces for response to Wagner mercenary mutiny, and claims they helped prevent a civil war in Russia. The criminal case against those involved in the rebellion has been dropped.
Also in the programme: the future of Wagner in Africa; and the palm that fruits underground.
(Picture: President Putin addressing members of Russia's security services, Moscow, Russian Federation. Credit: SPUTNIK/KREMLIN/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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