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The Observer and The Sunday Telegraph report the head of the Russian military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, halted his advance on Moscow just 120km from the city in order to “avoid bloodshed” after negotiating a deal through Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/9CF8WRfiS6
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) June 24, 2023
🗞 The front page of tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph:
‘Wagner mutineers turn back after striking deal with Putin’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 24, 2023
The story is also carried by Sunday People and The Independent.
PEOPLE: Dogs of War #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/veKTw4cB9s
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2023
INDEPENDENT: Mutiny, Mayhem and Panic on the streets of Moscow #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3GYIWAVIoc
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2023
The Mail on Sunday cites UK security sources asking if Russian President Vladimir Putin bribed Mr Prigozhin to turn his forces around.
MAIL ON SUNDAY: Did Putin bribe coup leader? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YdsZDFhas0
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2023
The Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express say the events pushed the Russian leader, and the country, “to the brink”.
📰Sunday’s Front Page
PUTIN PUSHED TO BRINK
– Horror as mercenaries launch armed uprising – Wagner halts march on Moscow at 11th hour
Read more: https://t.co/7iYkK8VXJk… #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/I29qozp5fu
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 24, 2023
Front Page – Russia on the brink#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/AqZDLI7ez3 pic.twitter.com/r0anml09N2
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 24, 2023
The incident left Mr Putin “humiliated”, according to The Sunday Times, while the Daily Star Sunday pokes fun at the situation with the headline: “Putin the boot in.”
SUNDAY TIMES: Putin humiliated by mutiny #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/d9fRGNVwzx
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2023
Sunday’s front page – ‘PUTIN THE BOOT IN’https://t.co/XFGHZ8yhD6 pic.twitter.com/7jb38G04jL
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 24, 2023
