Vladimir Putin says enemies wanted Russia to ‘choke on civil strife’
by Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer from on (#6CFZF)
Russian president attacks organisers of rebellion' after Yevgeny Prigozhin also makes first public appearance since incident
Vladimir Putin has claimed that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's uprising was doomed to fail" and said the country showed unity" in the face of a treacherous" rebellion.
In an unscheduled late night televised address late on Monday, a visibly angry Putin said: Any blackmail or way to bring confusion to Russia is doomed to failure ... I made steps to avoid large-scale bloodshed."
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