Wagner rebels turn against Putin’s army

THE LONG-RUNNING feud among Russia’s warlords has burst into an open revolt, with taking control of a military base in the south-western city of Rostov-on-Don, close to the border with Ukraine, and fighting the regular army in the Voronezh region to the north. Amid accusations of internecine attacks, betrayal and insurrection, and signs that he has begun to lose control of his underlings, President Vladimir Putin briefly addressed the nation on the morning of June 24th. Looking angry and shaken, he vowed to punish “those who went on the path of treason”, and said the armed forces had been given the “necessary orders” to put down Wagner’s mutiny.