Law, Power, and Justice

4:40 PM New York Time

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Prigozhin is going to Belarus and all charges against him will be dropped.

The Telegraph: Ukraine: the Latest (the best Ukraine podcast out there).

Earlier Today

• Wagner crossed into Russia from Ukraine.
• Wagner is on the streets of Rostov on Don and inside the Russian Army headquarters.
• Say they control an airport.
• Heavily armed soldiers.  (5:30 London time)
• They will blockade city and will go to Moscow unless officials come to them.
• They are also said to be in charge of Voronezh.
• They say they have been attacked.  Russian soldiers have mutinied.
• Loyalty of Russian National Guard will be crucial.
• Airplane shot down. 
• Helicopters are reported to have fired on Wagner troops.
• Wagner Statement: “betrayal of the mother land”  when we were fighting in Africa, they betrayed us.  They stole money that was to go for support.  They hit civilians.  We are patriots. 
• Russian military has said this is a “criminal adventure.”
• Putin made a television address this morning.  He called it an “armed mutiny.”  (Read statement, veers off on Nazis).
• Putin appealed to “all those who had been pulled into a criminal adventure.”  Said Russia had been “stabbed in the back.”  “internal betrayal” “extraordinary adventures” “treason” “deadly threat”
• Putin created Wagner. 
• Kadyrov has always had a testy relationship with Prigozhin.  He made statement: “vile betrayal” “military coup” “The war is not the time to express personal grievances.”