Prigozhin says last week's actions of his forces "normal" VIDEO

The founder of Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin for the first time commented on his actions in Russia, which took the headlines by storm last week.

According to Caliber.Az, the corresponding video with his appeal was published on social media.

In response to a question from one of the journalists about the latest developments, he stressed that the result of his actions is "normal".

“Everyone was cheered up,” Prigozhin said.

In a stunning whiplash turn of only partly explained events, Russian mercenary leader and oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin directed his military forces to take control of a major Russian military headquarters on Friday, then had them set off on a march on Moscow—and then, after reported consultation with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, called off the rebellion on June 24.

Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by mobilizing the government’s military forces, which took to Moscow streets and areas further south. In a televised speech on Saturday, Putin called Prigozhin’s efforts a treasonous armed rebellion and promised that those responsible “will answer for this.”

Later on June 24, however, the coup appeared to evaporate when Prigozhin announced that his troops would halt their march on Moscow to avoid bloodshed. Although details were murky, that announcement was subsequently reported to be part of a deal, negotiated with Lukashenko, in which Prigozhin agreed to leave Russia for Belarus, and the Russian government agreed to drop the criminal case it had opened against the mercenary leader.