Russia faces internal divisions after Putin's speech on mercenaries deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to project a military consolidated behind him after a failed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries, but Russians on Tuesday continued to confront jarring questions about divisions in the security forces and how the president allowed the country to reach a risk of civil war. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the former Putin ally who led the rebellion, had arrived in Belarus, the key condition in his deal with the Kremlin to drop insurgency charges against him and allow Wagner to relocate its operations. Putin, who for years denied any state link to Wagner, for the first time admitted that the mercenaries were fully state-financed.