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Kremlin drops charges against Wagner boss who led uprising

Wagner boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin will leave Russia for Belarus and criminal charges against him for organizing a rebellion against Moscow will be dropped, the Kremlin said late Saturday, after a deal was reached that saw the mercenary group halt its advance toward the Russian capital.

Why it matters: The nearly 24-hour uprising was the biggest threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule since he came to power more than two decades ago.


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