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Vladimir Putin’s closest allies on the world stage said they had his back Saturday before Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin called off his coup attempt — while Russia’s neighbors beefed up security along their shared borders, and China’s Xi Jinping remained silent.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey pledged “full support” for the embattled Russian leader in a phone call shortly after Putin vowed to “crush” what he called an “armed mutiny” in a speech early Saturday.
“The President of the Republic of Turkey expressed full support for the steps taken by the Russian leadership,” the Kremlin said in a readout of the call, CNN reported, while Erdogan’s office said he would assist in resolving the crisis “in a peaceful and calm way.
