Putin Delivers His First Speech Since the Wagner Rebellion

Russian President Vladimir Putin deliver a complete national address President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence for the first time since the Wagner mutiny ended in an uncertain truce on June 24. Putin’s remarks on June 26 were his first since a fiery speech several days ago while the apparent rebellion was still playing out and in which the Russian leader called the Wagner chief’s actions a “stab in the back” and pledged to crush what he described as a “rebellion.” Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner leader, on June 24 ordered his fast-advancing troops to stand down and return to base…