Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked commanders and soldiers from the Wagner Group private military company during an address to the nation Monday. He thanked Russians for their “endurance, unity and patriotism,” adding that most of Wagner’s forces were “patriots.” However, he warned that any attempt of blackmail or unrest in Russia was “doomed to fail. From the start of the events, on my order steps were taken to avoid large-scale bloodshed,” the Russian leader said.
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