Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, is no longer in Belarus and there are reports that he may have returned to Russia.
Putin's speech and emphasis on Russia's unity at a meeting with key allies appeared to show how keen he is to remove any doubts about his own authority.
Putin said last week that Wagner and its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had received almost $2 billion from Russia in the past year.
A prominent nationalist Russian media group owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin is shutting down.
President Joe Biden said that the United States and its allies were not involved in the brief uprising by Russian mercenaries against the Kremlin.
MIDDLE ISRAEL: The regime effectively told the people that for the right price anything and anyone could be bought or sold.
Despite an agreement de-escalating the situation being struck shortly after the start of Prigozhin's brief mutiny, the Belarusian president said Putin wanted the Wagner leader "wiped out."
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