Kremlin Spokesman Dmitriy Peskov told members of the press, “The Ministry of Defense, the Federal Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard constantly report to the head of state on the measures taken within the scope of the implementation of the instructions given to them earlier.” made the statement.
Peskov stated that Attorney General Igor Krasnov also reported to Putin on the criminal case initiated regarding Wagner’s “armed rebellion” attempt.
Wagner’s founder, Yevgeny Prigojin, accused the Russian army of attacking Wagner and threatened to retaliate. Upon this situation, the FSB opened a criminal case on the charge of “armed riot”.
In a statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense, allegations that Wagner had attacked his camps were denied.
As a result, security measures were increased in Moscow.