Yevgeny Prigozhin said his fighters called off their campaign to avert bloodshed.
The Russian mercenary leader who led a mutiny that nearly reached Moscow has said his forces had not intended to overthrow Russia's government, but had demonstrated the weaknesses in Russian security.
In the first public remarks released since Saturday, Yevgeny Prigozhin said his fighters called off their campaign to avert bloodshed.
He made no reference to his own present location, two days after he said he was leaving for Belarus under an agreement brokered by that country's president to end his mutiny.
Prigozhin shocked the world by leading the armed mutiny, only to abruptly call it off as his fighters approached the capital after racing nearly 1,000 kilometres.
Russia's three main news agencies reported Monday that a criminal case against Prigozhin had not been closed, despite an offer of immunity that was publicised as part of the deal that persuaded him to stand down.
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