Visibly Angry Putin Rails Against Uprising. Here's What He Said.

In his first public address following the abandonment of a paramilitary revolt led by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin expressed his frustration and anger during a five-minute speech. Although he did not directly mention Prigozhin, the leader of the uprising, Putin claimed that the rebellion failed because "the entire Russian society united." Read on to hear what made him visibly angry.

Putin insisted that the instigators of the revolt sought to incite conflict among Russians, hoping to capitalize on their dissatisfaction with previous military failures. However, he emphasized that they had miscalculated, expressing gratitude towards the Russian military.

"They wanted Russians to fight each other," Mr. Putin said. "They rubbed their hands, dreaming of taking revenge for their failures at the front and during the so-called counteroffensive. But they miscalculated."

Putin accused "the organizers of the rebellion"—without mentioning Prigozhin by name—of "betraying their country, their people, (and) also betrayed those who were drawn into the crime."

"They lied to them, pushed them to death, under fire, to shoot at their own. It was precisely this outcome – fratricide – that Russia's enemies wanted," he said.

Two days ago, Putin called the rebellion "treason." "I appeal to the citizens of Russia, to the personnel of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and special services, to the soldiers and commanders who are now fighting in their combat positions, repelling enemy attacks – they are doing it heroically. I know. Today, I once again spoke with the commanders of all directions. I also appeal to those who, by deceit or threats, were dragged into a criminal adventure, pushed onto the path of a grave crime – an armed rebellion," Putin said, in his address.

"The purpose of the march was to prevent the destruction of PMC Wagner and to bring to justice those who, through their unprofessional actions, made a huge number of mistakes during the special military operation," Prigozhin said in an audio message, when discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"We stopped at the moment when the detachment, which had approached Moscow, deployed its artillery, made a reconnaissance of the area, and it was obvious that at that moment a lot of blood would be shed. We felt that demonstrating what we were going to do was sufficient," Prigozhin said Monday.

"The future role of Prigozhin or his Wagner group remains unclear. The unit has been increasingly essential to Russia's war effort in Ukraine," says CNN. "The investigation into the criminal case involving Prigozhin and his alleged involvement in organizing an armed mutiny is still active, Russian state news agency TASS said Monday, citing a source close to the Prosecutor General's Office."

Prigozhin, for his part, said: "When we were told that we were at war with Ukraine, we went and fought. But it turned out that ammunition, weapons, all the money that was allocated is also being stolen, and the bureaucrats are sitting [idly], saving it for themselves, just for the occasion that happened today, when someone [is] marching to Moscow," Prigozhin said.