The Wagner Group chief declared it was never his goal to topple Vladimir Putin because he did not “want to spill Russian blood”.
armed with thousands of battle-hardened soldiers and tanks.
Picture: Getty The Wagner convoy, which had recently captured the city of Rostov-on-Don, turned back on Sunday after Prigozhin struck a deal with President Putin.
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