G7 Coordination and the Wagner Mutiny: Key Updates and Reactions

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in Tokyo that he aims to shape a unified approach to Russia in close coordination with the Group of Seven nations. The statement appeared in reports from TASS.

He added that the plan will be developed for the future of the region and will be advanced in tight collaboration with the G7, responding to a question about the Wagner private military company and its reported bid to mount an insurrection.

Commentary from former French President Emmanuel Macron echoed a warning that the Wagner group must stay vigilant after its attempted mutiny.

On the evening of June 23, Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin announced that Russian Defense Ministry forces had struck the rear camps of his organization, while his fighters moved toward Moscow in what he described as a march for justice. The Defense Ministry denied the accusations, and the Prosecutor General’s Office filed suit against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.

Early on June 24, Wagner forces reportedly blocked several Rostov-on-Don administrative buildings as President Vladimir Putin began to steer events toward the capital. He condemned Prigozhin’s leadership as a betrayal and warned the commander and his unit of the consequences, with support from the State Duma, the Federation Council, and regional leaders. Chechen forces from Akhmat were deployed to Rostov as part of the response.

Later that evening, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s press service announced that negotiations had produced a tentative agreement described as an acceptable resolution that would guarantee security for Wagner fighters. Prigozhin, who had accused the state of mutiny, signaled a reversal of his movements and ordered his columns to return to field camps, according to the Belarus briefing. The evolving situation remains the subject of close international attention and analysis by regional observers and allied governments [citation].

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