As part of an agreement to put an end to his armed insurrection, Yevgeny Prigozhin has agreed to depart Russia for Belarus, and accusations against him for arranging it will be dropped, the Kremlin announced on Saturday.

Wagner’s fighters wouldn’t be prosecuted, according to Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, “because of their deeds on the front.” He said that certain Wagner fighters who “came to their senses” and withdrew from the insurrection would accept contracts with the Russian ministry of defence.

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Peskov added that despite calling Prigozhin a “traitor” and threatening to “liquidate” Wagner early on Saturday, Putin had urged Alexander Lukashenko to mediate in an effort to stop any additional bloodshed. The Belarusian president has known Prigozhin for 20 years.

After reportedly making a deal to put an end to their violent revolt, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s warlord-affiliated Wagner paramilitaries have started to withdraw from a significant Russian army command position they had earlier captured on Saturday.

Wagner’s warriors reportedly started to depart the Rostov headquarters of Russia’s southern military command on Saturday night as part of a deal negotiated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to send them back to their base camps, according to state newswire Tass.

The fighters were seen in a video thanking the townspeople as they applauded, clapped, and yelled in support, which was published online by state media and social media platforms connected to Wagner.

According to Belarus, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Alexander Lukashenko for appearing to arrange a settlement to put an end to the armed revolt led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Putin spoke with his Belarusian counterpart at 9 p.m. local time on Saturday, according to Lukashenko’s press office.

“The president of Belarus detailed the outcomes of negotiations with the Wagner PMC leadership to the president of Russia. It stated, without more explanation, “The President of Russia praised and complimented his Belarusian colleague for his work.