Former President Trump issued a cryptic warning Saturday on his Truth Social account after chaos erupted in Russia because the private Wagner Group marched towards Moscow and raised the prospect of overthrowing Vladimir Putin – just for the mercenaries to suddenly change course.
“Big mess in Russia, but watch out what you want for. The subsequent one might be much worse!” Trump said.
After capturing the strategic southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia on Friday, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin stopped near Moscow and agreed to withdraw to “avoid bloodshed” as part of a deal negotiated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
![Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit, November 11, 2017.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/NYPICHPDPICT000013102239-1.jpg?w=1024)
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“We [are] turn our columns around and return as planned in the wrong way to our field camps,” Prigozhin said in the video obtained by CNN.
Vladimir Putin is believed to have fled the capital and is currently in an undisclosed location.