Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to take “decisive actions” to halt what he says is a treasonous, armed rebellion by the head of the Wagner mercenary group, a rival fighting force in Ukraine.
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The leader of the mercenary Wagner Group dismissed claims by the Russian Defense Ministry that its troops killed more than 1,500 Ukrainian troops.