Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an address to the nation Monday night, said the “armed rebellion would have been suppressed anyway,” a reference to the insurrection launched by the Wagner Group.
Putin was speaking from inside the Kremlin in Moscow, according to Russian state media TASS.
The Russian president appeared to be speaking in a pre-recorded address.
Putin’s last address to the nation was on Saturday morning while Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner forces launched their march toward Moscow.
