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yes he has sent an audio message:
https://www.dw.com/en/wagner-groups-prigozhin-releases-1st-message-since-mutiny/a-66036841
what he is saying is totally bullshit: he says he didn't want to overthrow putler but during the coup he said "there will be a new president soon" after putler called him a traitor
An audio message does not count. He could have a gun to his head. It could be a deepfake, even.
Afaik, that wasn't Prigozhin. It was posted by ap wagner on telegram, which is run by a canadian named Alex Parker
NYTimes says it was Prigozhin. It is odd that it's just audio though. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/prigozhin-russia-criminal-case-belarus.html?smid=url-share
Oh, I was referring to the "there will be a new president soon" part, sorry it wasn't clear
I may be incorrect about the timing, but I'm pretty sure he was photographed at the airport in Rostov-on-Don, after the deal was announced and supposedly on his way to Belarus.
Ah! Here's some reliable-looking coverage! Thanks for the clue, good job.
So I'm back to not knowing WTF is going on. There's no way he'd agree to something on just Putin's word.