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Putin tells troops in Kremlin that they 'de facto stopped civil war'
Updated 19:17, 27-Jun-2023
CGTN

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told gathered troops at the Kremlin that they had prevented a civil war after a revolt by Wagner mercenaries, and held a minute of silence for pilots killed in clashes during the insurrection. 

"You de facto stopped civil war," the Russian leader said in a televised address to law enforcement agencies. 

Putin also said the attempted armed insurrection to oust Russia's military leadership last week failed to win the support of the Russian people or its army. 

"People who were drawn into the rebellion saw that the army and the people were not with them," Putin told troops from the defense ministry, National Guard, FSB security service and interior ministry.

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