Russian FSB opens criminal case against Prigozhin for incitement to armed rebellion

Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee announced that the Federal Security Service (FSB) has opened a criminal case against Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin for calling for an armed rebellion.

In a statement cited by Russian state media, the committee said that the “assertions disseminated by Yevgeny Prigozhin are unfounded.”