The Wagner Group called off its attempted coup in Russia after Kremlin intelligence services threatened to harm the families of its leaders, UK security sources say. The mercenary army, led by commander Yevgeny Prigozhin, made a sudden U-turn on Saturday after getting within 120 miles of Moscow — a retreat that was allegedly courtesy of a deal brokered by Belarus and that shocked US intelligence officials. The swift end to the rebellion came after Russian agents warned Prigozhin and other Wagner leaders that their families would face retaliation if they continued, British intelligence sources told the Telegraph.