Putin vows to hunt down Wagner chiefs and ‘bring them to justice’ in scathing address blasting the West over failed coup

CRAZED Vladimir Putin last night vowed to hunt down the Wagner chiefs behind a failed mercenary coup that nearly plunged Russia into civil war. In a wild-eyed pre-recorded TV address to the nation, the tyrant said “criminals” behind Saturday’s mutiny will be brought to justice. APCrazed Vladimir Putin tonight vowed to hunt down the Wagner chiefs behind a failed mercenary coup[/caption] ReutersIt came following 24 hours of mayhem that saw Wagner shoot down Russian aircraft, killing 39 pilots and crew[/caption] The bile-monger also accused Ukraine and its allies for being behind the Yevgeny Prighozin-led coup that was later called off. Speaking on Monday, Mad Vlad blasted: “The organisers of the rebellion, despite their loss of rationality, could not fail to understand this.  “They were well aware, including the fact that they were engaging in criminal actions, causing division and weakening the country… “Which is currently facing an enormous external threat and unprecedented pressure from abroad.” Warlord Prighozin – nicknamed Putin’s chef – aborted his march on Moscow following a deal brokered by Belarus’s crackpot dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Mercenaries from the private military company were just 120 miles outside Moscow when they downed weapons and returned to “bases” following the orders late on Saturday. It came following 24 hours of mayhem that saw Wagner shoot down Russian aircraft, killing 39 pilots and crew. Chaos exploded on Russia’s southern borders late on Friday when Wagner troops seized control of Rostov-on-Don in a bloodless takeover. Though Saturday, they stormed up the M4 highway, taking control of military facilities in the Rostov and Voronezh regions as they closed in on the capital. Anticipating urban warfare, Russia responded by placing cement lorries on roads in Moscow and set up defensive lines across major bridges leading to the capital. Prighozin – who has since fled to Belarus – blamed an alleged Russian airstrike on Wagner troops in Ukraine for his decision to mount a mutiny. In an 11-minute audio clip, he added how the one-day mutiny was not aimed at “overthrowing the government”. The Wagner chief said: “We started our march because of an injustice. “We went to demonstrate our protest and not to overthrow power in the country.” But in his speech on Monday, Putin claimed to be in control of the chaos as he baselessly accused the West for being behind the mutiny. Refusing to mention Prighozin by name, Putin fumed: “From the start of the events, on my orders steps were taken to avoid large-scale bloodshed. “It was precisely this fratricide that Russia’s enemies wanted: both the neo-Nazis in Kyiv and their Western patrons, and all sorts of national traitors. “They wanted Russian soldiers to kill each other.” Turning the cross hairs on Ukraine and the West, he added: “They rubbed their hands together, dreaming of revenge for their failures on the frontlines and during the so-called counteroffensive. “But they miscalculated.” ReutersPutin said said ‘criminals’ behind Saturday’s mutiny will be brought to justice[/caption] meduzalive via TelegramChaos exploded on Russia’s southern borders late on Friday when Wagner troops seized control of Rostov-on-Don in a bloodless takeover[/caption] AFPPrighozin aborted his march on Moscow following a deal brokered by Belarus’s crackpot leader Alexander Lukashenko[/caption] Russia responded by placing cement lorries on roads in Moscow and set up defensive lines across major bridges leading to the capital@Gerashchenko_en ReutersSoldiers from the Wagner group were preparing to march on Moscow following the coup[/caption]