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MOSCOW, June 29 The US intelligence community believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a much stronger position after the failed coup attempt in the country, according to an article by American journalist Seymour Hersh with
«First, and most importantly, Putin is now in a much stronger position … Putin fully supported the army, which allowed Prigozhin to make a fool of himself, and now disappear in disgrace,» — Hersh's source said.
On the night of June 24, in Rostov-on-Don, the Wagner PMC captured the headquarters of the Southern Military District. The capture took place after Prigozhin's statements that the Russian Armed Forces allegedly carried out missile and bomb attacks on the Wagner camps, although this was denied by both the Ministry of Defense and the Russian FSB. A criminal case was opened against Prigozhin for organizing an armed rebellion. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actions of the rebels a criminal adventure, a stab in the back of Russia and a betrayal, which led to exorbitant ambitions and personal interests.
Later, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, in agreement with Putin, held talks with Prigozhin, after which the press service of Lukashenko reported that the head of the PMC accepted his proposal to stop the Wagner movement in Russia and further de-escalation steps. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Prigozhin would leave for Belarus, and the criminal case would be dropped. The Kremlin said that the guarantee of this is the word of the President of Russia. On June 27, Lukashenka confirmed Prigozhin's arrival on Belarusian territory. According to the FSB CSO, during the investigation it was found that the participants in the rebellion on June 24 stopped their actions directly aimed at committing a crime, taking this into account, the criminal case was dismissed on June 27.