BREAKING: Russian authorities have dropped charges against mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and others involved in the armed rebellion.
, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier in the day, Prigozhin defended his actions in a defiant audio statement. He again taunted the Russian military but said he hadn’t been seeking to stage a coup against Putin. Putin thanked his team for their work over the weekend, implying support for the embattled Shoigu. Earlier, the authorities released a video of Shoigu reviewing troops in Ukraine.
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