Putin praises the Russian military’s role in “stopping the civil war” during the Wagner Group rebellion

Russian President Vladimir Putinhe praised this Tuesday the role of the army for “stop the civil war” over the weekend, when Wagner’s group organized an armed rebellion.

In a speech held in the central square of the Kremlin, Putin pointed out, as reported by Europa Press, that “Neither the army nor the people were on the side of the rebels” and pointed out that the security forces managed to “preserve the constitutional order, life, safety and freedom of citizens”.

At the ceremony held on Tuesday morning, he gathered representatives of the Russian security and defense agencies that participated in the counter-terrorist operation over the weekend.

According to the president, the military and intelligence agents “cut the path to rebellion, the inevitable result of which would be chaos”.

“In this difficult situation, they acted precisely and coordinated, they showed their loyalty to the people of Russia and their military oath with their actions, they showed their responsibility for the fate of the homeland and its future,” Putin said, reports Efe.

He reminded that uniformed officers “guaranteed the operation of the main command centers, strategic facilities, including defense facilities, the security of border areas and the rear of all units that continued to fight heroically at the front”.

“We did not have to withdraw units from the area of ​​the special military operation” in Ukraine, Putin said, reports Efe.

He also reminded of the death of several pilots during the uprisingpointing out that “their hand did not tremble and they honorably carried out orders and their military duty”, which is why they called for a minute’s silence to honor the dead.

“Your determination and courage, together with the consolidation of the entire Russian society, played a huge and final role in stabilizing the situation. The people who took part in the rebellion saw that the army and the people were not on their side,” the Russian president added.

He indicated, according to Efe, that “quick and precise locating of units is allowed stop the development of an extremely dangerous situation in the country and avoid civilian casualties.

in what is yours the third intervention in armed rebellion As of last Saturday, the president thanked all members of the Armed Forces, public order services and intelligence services “for their service, bravery and courage, as well as their loyalty to the Russian people.”