Vladimir Putin breaks silence after Wagner coup with 'confidence to implement plans'
dailyrecord.co.ukVladimir Putin has said he is confident of being able to implement future plans in the war in Ukraine despite the Wagner rebellion.
The leader broke his silence following the extraordinary events in Russia which seen armed mercenaries advancing on Moscow.Putin stressed in his speech that his top priority remains the war in Ukraine.
The Mirror reports Putin, 70, told state television outlets: "We feel confident, and, of course, we are in a position to implement all the plans and tasks ahead of us [in Ukraine]."This also applies to the country's defence, it applies to the special military operation, it applies to the economy as a whole and its individual areas." Russia's Security Council is due to sit next week to discuss the weekend's chaos.Putin previously stated that the attempted coup had put Russia's very existence at threat.
His current location is unknown with both of his presidential planes fleeing Moscow yesterday.Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin stopped his mercenaries 120 miles from Moscow to "avoid shedding Russian blood", in a surprise development yesterday.
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