Wagner's lightning insurrection, which began on Friday (June 23), appeared to develop with little pushback from Russia's regular armed forces. 'I think Putin emerges from this significantly weakened,' said Brian Taylor, professor of Russian studies at Syracuse University. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been left looking diminished, and Ukraine will reap the benefit of the situation, analysts say, as heavily armed mercenaries began turning back from their advance to Moscow on Saturday (June 24), in what their leader said was a move to avoid Russian bloodshed. To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: Sky News videos are also available in German here/Hier können Sie außerdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: įollow us on TikTok: more content go to and download our apps: Watch live from Moscow as Wagner Group troops are absorbed into the Russian military, and their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin moves to Belarus.
