Putin Says Russia’s Military Had Crucial Role In Stopping Wagner Mutiny: Admits Group Funded By State

(RFE/RL) -- President Vladimir Putin on June 27 sought to gloss over the Russian authorities' lack of immediate reaction to the Wagner mercenaries' short-lived mutiny over the weekend, praising the military as the country's savior from civil war.

Wagner mercenaries on June 24 took over the southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don...