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In a televised address on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has instructed his country\u2019s armed forces to put down the \u201carmed rebellion\u201d of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, alleging treason.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one who organized and prepared the military rebellion, who raised arms against his comrades-in-arms, betrayed Russia. And they will answer for it,\u201d Putin said.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Without naming Prigozhin directly, Putin charged that his \u201cexorbitant ambitions and personal interests led to treason.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putin said he issued additional antiterrorist measures in Moscow, the Moscow region, and other parts of Russia, adding that actions needed to be taken to stabilize the situation in the southern Russian city of Rostov.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a stab in the back of our country and our people,\u201d he said. \u201cAll those who deliberately embarked on the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed rebellion, embarked on the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer inevitable punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putin\u2019s address came after Prigozhin on Friday released a series of audio messages blaming the Russian military for an apparent attack on Wagner\u2019s forces. The Wagner Group has played a critical role on behalf of Russia in its war with Ukraine.<\/p>\n

According to The Wall Street Journal, Wagner\u2019s forces took control of the main military headquarters for southern Russia in Rostov and didn\u2019t encounter much resistance from Russia\u2019s military.\u00a0Later on Saturday, Prigozhin said his troops would stop marching towards Moscow and return to their bases to avoid bloodshed, according to multiple reports. <\/p>\n

\u201cRussia\u2019s weakness is obvious,\u201d Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had tweeted earlier <\/a>in the day.<\/p>\n

\u2014Matt Peterson contributed to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n

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