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Wagner bossYevgeny Prigozhinagreed to turn back his forces to prevent bloodshed in the country on Saturday.

Wagner mercenaries vacated Russia's military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on Saturday after bossYevgeny Prigozhinagreed to turn back his forces to prevent bloodshed in the country.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wagner Private Military Company founder Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to neighbouring Belarus and fighters who did not participate in the rebellion will not be charged and would be able to sign contracts with the Russian Defence Ministry.

Wagner mercenary leaderYevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday agreed to de-escalate the situation in Russia, the Belarusian president's office has said.

Unverified social media videos show Wagner troops walking around Rostov-on-Don amid the locals - as well as drones flying over crowds and tanks parked in the streets. Several mercenaries are proceeding towards Moscow.

Commenting on Putin’s televised address, Prigozhin, in an audio note, said that the president “was deeply mistaken” in calling him a traitor. Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin denied Putin's allegation of betrayal and called his fighters 'patriots'.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of betraying Russia out of personal ambition. He also called Wagner rebellion- a ‘stab in the back’ to Russia. Hesaid he will do anything to defend Russia amidst the Wagner rebellion.

Russia has opened a criminal investigation against Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Born in 1961 in Russia, he is a high-profile, provocative mercenary leader, who has known Russian President Vladimir Putin since the 1990s. Know all about him.

The two-day summit is being jointly hosted with Ukraine in London as part of efforts to mobilise international support in favour of the country in its ongoing conflict with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.He added, "I see no need for Russia to resort to nuclear weapons for now."