All you need to know about Yevgeniy Prigozhin walking away from Russia

This weekend, the founder of Wagner Group, Yevgeniy Prigozhin brought forward a mutiny opposite the Russian Ministry of Defense, thereby taking over the headquarters of Southern Military District, which is situated in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, prior to turning toward Moscow.
However, Yevgeniy Prigozhin put a halt on his advance sans any violent confrontation.
Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, first charged Yevgeniy Prigozhin with treason and then became convinced to drop the charges. Yevgeniy Prigozhin was set to go to Belarus. 

Vladimir Putin letting Yevgeniy Prigozhin walk away

The Kremlin has guaranteed publicly the fact that Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Wagner Group founder held the "word" of Putin that the former could leave the country safely, after he, very easily, had all the criminal charges dropped against him. 

What may have helped in deciding to let the complete thing slide for the Russian President? 
Well, as per some experts, Yevgeniy Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenaries came up to obtain control in Rostov in a very easy manner, which, perhaps has sabotaged the "strongman leader" image of the Russian President. 
When Putin decided and vowed to go for "brutal" measures against the organizers of the coup, they easily walked away soon.
Not to miss, crowds of the Rostov residents that were in support of the Wagner fighters were seen cheering for them, and shaking hands with them, as seen in some filmed videos.
This is being seen as a factor to let the complete thing slide easily.

A bit about the Wagner Group

The Wagner Group mercenary organization was identified for the very first time in the year 2014, at the time of Russia's annexation of Crimea. Essentially, it is a network of contractors that make supplies of soldiers for hire. In the year 2022, the group got registered as a company. It was then that the company opened its new headquarters in St Petersburg.

Initially, the group had only 5,000 fighters and was mostly quite secretive. these 5,000 fighters were active, especially in West Asia and Africa. In the following years, however, the group expanded significantly and comprised 50,000 fighters, that too just in Ukraine. As per reports, around 80% of the Group's troops in Ukraine have actually been hired from the prison.

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Yevgeny Prigozhin is the leader of the Wagner Group. The man was born in the year 1961 and spent his 20s in jail due to accusations of fraud and robbery. After he was released from the Soviet jail and the collapse of the Soviet Union occurred, Yevgeny Prigozhin started to pursue an "entrepreneurial path". The man began selling hotdogs and soon established a huge restaurant in his own hometown, i.e. St Petersburg. The luxurious restaurant became a hit, and a favorite spot for Russian elites including Vladimir Putin, who was then the deputy mayor.

Since the restaurant became a hit, Yevgeny Prigozhin started building close relations with significant people. This aided the man to expand his business. Once Vladimir Putin became the president, Yevgeny Prigozhin received the opportunity to host government contracts. Soon, Yevgeny Prigozhin came to be known by a nickname, "Putin's Chef". While the restaurant brought the owner lucrative earnings, he eventually began another journey in the sector of offering private military service.

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