[Russia] - Wagner Chief to Leave Russia in Deal to Ease Crisis

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President Vladimir Putin warning against civil war, Moscow telling locals to stay off the streets and Kyiv reveling in the chaos engulfing
its enemy.The tide shifted suddenly when Prigozhin made the stunning announcement that his troops were "turning our columns around and going
back to field camps" to avoid bloodshed in the Russian capital.Prigozhin, who has feuded bitterly with Moscow's military leadership even
blood."Wagner troops cheeredBy early Sunday Wagner had pulled fighters and equipment from Rostov-on-Don, where they had seized the military
headquarters, said the regional governor.But before they left, dozens of residents were cheering and chanting "Wagner! Wagner!" outside the
military headquarters they had captured.Authorities in the southern Lipetsk region announced the lifting of restrictions after earlier
reporting Wagner fighters in their territory, where the local capital is just 420 kilometers (260 miles) south of Moscow.Belarusian leader
Alexander Lukashenko said he had negotiated a truce with Prigozhin, drawing thanks from Moscow.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later told
reporters that the "criminal case against him (Prigozhin) will be dropped
He himself will go to Belarus."Peskov also said that members of Wagner who had taken part in what authorities termed an "armed rebellion"
added.Kyiv reveled in the chaos that engulfed its enemy."Prigozhin humiliated Putin/the state and showed that there is no longer a monopoly
Kyiv said the unrest offered a "window of opportunity" as the nation pressed its long-awaited counter-offensive.Moscow's warningThe United
States and its allies publicly stayed on the sidelines as officials waited to see how the revolt would play out.United States President Joe
Biden spoke with the leaders of France, Germany and Britain amid concerns that Putin's control over the nuclear-armed country could be
external enemies," the foreign ministry said.Before Prigozhin's climbdown, Russian regular forces had launched what one regional governor
called a "counter-terrorist operation" to halt the Wagner advance northwards up a main highway towards Moscow.In the capital, the mayor
urged Muscovites to stay indoors and declared Monday a day off work.Security was tightened in the city center, with armed men in flak
jackets guarding the parliament building and Red Square closed off to the public."I don't know how to react
In any case it's very sad this is happening," 35-year-old Yelena told AFP, declining to give her last name.The measures came after
Prigozhin announced his troops had taken control of the military command center and airbase in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, the nerve
nation
treason," Putin said, referring to Prigozhin, who began building his power base as a catering contractor.Another Putin ally, Chechen
strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, declared that he had dispatched his own units to help quash the Wagner rebellion.Armed Wagner fighters deployed
around administrative buildings in Rostov and tanks were seen in the city centre.As the insurrection force headed north through Voronezh and
Lipetsk towards Moscow, the capital's mayor announced that "anti-terrorist" measures were being taken
General Staff, for his fighters' deaths.