Highway restrictions in place in Russia's Moscow and Tula regions despite Wagner mutiny ending

Russian mercenaries who had advanced most of the way to Moscow on June 24 then halted their approach, de-escalating a major challenge to Putin's grip on power.

Traffic restrictions remained on the M-4 'Don' major expressway in the Moscow and Tula regions on Sunday, the Federal Road Agency said on the Telegram messaging app.

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"According to earlier decisions made in the regions, the restriction of traffic along the M-4 'Don' (highway) in the Tula and Moscow regions remains in place," the agency said.

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who had advanced most of the way to Moscow on Saturday then halted their approach, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power, in a move their leader said would avoid bloodshed.