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Jun 25 2023
News
After striking deal with Putin, Prigozhin and his fighters abandon march on Moscow
In a bizarre turn of events, Wagner mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 24 abruptly called off his fighters’ march on Moscow, saying he had reached agreement with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to avoid “bloodshed.” At the same time, officials in Minsk said a deal between Prigozhin and Putin, brokered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, would see the Wagner warlord exiled to
Yahoo NewsJul 12 2023
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Ukraine Leaves NATO Summit Without Clear Path to Membership
Ukraine’s leaders came to Vilnius seeking hard security guarantees, more weapons and a clear road map to membership in NATO. Instead, they got mostly reassuring words and loose pledges to help Kyiv defend itself.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization wrapped up two days of meetings Wednesday having reaffirmed political commitments to Ukraine and promised to restock its arsenal, but
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 24 2023
Opinion
When Falling out of a Window Is Just Too Subtle
Only two months ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s private Wagner Group militia, turned his army away from Ukraine’s battlefields and trained them on Russian targets. The Wagner Group executed a stunning advance into Russian territory, sacked the city of Rostov, and advanced north toward Moscow with the stated goal of forcing Vladimir Putin, at gunpoint, to execute some personnel changes
Noah RothmanJun 26 2023
News
Timeline of Wagner mercenary group's standoff that shook Putin's Russia
The world watched in shock this weekend as Russian President Vladimir Putin faced the greatest threat to his leadership since he assumed the role more than 20 years ago as Wagner mercenary forces mutinied and looked to storm Moscow. But just as quickly as the situation escalated, the threat against Moscow appeared to evaporate after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ordered his men to stop their
Fox News (Online News)Jun 26 2023
News
Russian state TV questions Putin response to Wagner rebellion
A Kremlin propagandist appeared unhappy that Yevgeny Prigozhin was allowed to leave Russia following the mutiny of his Wagner Group mercenaries against the country's military leadership. On Saturday, Prigozhin called off his troops who were heading to Moscow, having seized military facilities in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don in a direct challenge to President Vladimir Putin's authority.
NewsweekJun 25 2023
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Prigozhin's aborted rebellion exposes Putin as impotent false strongman, professor says
Less than 24 hours after the mutiny began, it was over. As the rebelling Wagner column bore down on Moscow, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal under which Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to drop criminal charges against the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and allow him to seek asylum in Belarus. The departing Wagner troops were given a heroes’ send-off by
FortuneJul 24 2023
News
Latest on Ukraine: As Russia pounds Odesa, Moscow and Crimea become targets
Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
What to watch
Russia is accusing Ukraine of launching a "terrorist drone attack" on Moscow early Monday. The Russian Defense Ministry said one uncrewed aircraft crashed close to its headquarters in central Moscow and another hit an office high-rise in another part of the capital. That followed reports from
NPR (Online News)Jul 29 2023
News
Prigozhin celebrates Niger coup, says his Wagner group can help
While the international community, including many African states, have condemned the coup in Niger, Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has his own take.
In a long message posted to social media, Prigozhin blamed the situation in Niger on the legacy of colonialism and alleged, without evidence, that Western nations were sponsoring terrorist groups in the country. Niger was once a
CNN (Online News)Jun 26 2023
News
Biden: Ultimate outcome of rebellion in Russia remains to be seen
President Biden on Monday said it’s too soon to conclude the consequences of the short-lived rebellion in Russia over the weekend, and he pushed back against Russian suggestions of Western involvement in the mutiny.
“The ultimate outcome of all this remains to be seen,” the president said in remarks in the East room of the White House, characterizing the events as an internal Russian
The HillJun 25 2023
News
Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to avoid charges, instead face exile in sweetheart deal
Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary fighting force will not face charges and will instead be exiled despite leading an armed insurrection against Moscow Saturday, the Kremlin said.
The criminal case against Prigozhin will be dropped and the mercenary group leader will go to Belarus instead of facing prosecution in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said.
New York Post (News)