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Aug 23 2023
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Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, Mercenary Who Defied Putin, Is Presumed Dead
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man who led a mutiny that posed the biggest threat to President Vladimir Putin’s almost quarter-century rule, is presumed dead. Russia’s aviation authorities said he was in a deadly plane crash on Wednesday that killed all 10 aboard a flight from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The crash eerily took place on the two-month anniversary of Prigozhin’s rebellion, one that Putin
BloombergAug 23 2023
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Wagner mercenary leader, Russian mutineer, Putin's chef: The many sides of Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fate has been entwined with the Kremlin for decades — as a trusted government contractor, and the head of the Wagner mercenary army that fought in Ukraine and has been blamed for doing Russia’s dirty work in Syria and Africa. But when he turned his men toward Moscow two months ago, many inside Russia and beyond started wondering just how long he could last after drawing the
Associated PressJul 06 2023
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Prigozhin is "free," Lukashenko says
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said he did not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin would seek vengeance on Yevgeny Prigozhin.
“I know for certain that Prigozhin is free. And right now, as well, he is free. We spoke several times on the phone. Yesterday after lunch, we talked with him on the phone and just discussed ... further actions of Wagner [private military company
CNN (Online News)Aug 25 2023
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Days after Wagner chief Prigozhin’s reported death, Putin demands mercenaries swear allegiance to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday requiring all mercenaries to swear allegiance to Russia, a revelation that comes on the heels of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death.
The fate of the Wagner Group – a private Russian military company with ties to conflicts in Africa, Syria and Ukraine – has been uncertain since a short-lived revolt in June.
CNBCJan 13 2023
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Russia Sets Ultimatum to Formally Pull a Third Country Into Putin’s War
Russia’s close ally Belarus could formally join the war in Ukraine in the coming days if Moscow concludes that Ukraine has “used force” against either Russia or Belarus, a senior Russian foreign ministry official warned Friday.
“Any use of force by the Kyiv regime or a Ukrainian military invasion of either Belarus or Russia would be enough to trigger a collective response," Aleksey
Daily BeastAug 22 2023
Analysis
BRICS Meeting Attracts Global Interest Not Seen in Years
The leaders from the five-member group of nations known as BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are beginning a three-day summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday, where they are discussing expanding the club that harbors ambitions of becoming a geopolitical alternative to Western-led forums like the Group of 7.
The latest gathering of leaders has garnered a level of
New York Times (News)Jun 28 2023
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What next for Wagner’s African empire?
Until the events of the past week it seemed that the Wagner Group’s next outpost was more likely to be Burkina Faso than Belarus. But on June 27th Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in the latter, as part of a deal that the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, said he struck between the mutinous leader of the paramilitary network and Vladimir Putin. From there Mr Prigozhin will try to run the
The EconomistMar 27 2023
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Ukraine insists on U.N. session over Putin plan
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to "counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail" after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus. One Ukrainian official said Russia "took Belarus as a nuclear hostage." Further heightening tensions, an explosion deep inside Russia wounded
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteJun 25 2023
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Russia After the Wagner Rebellion: Live Updates
The future of the Wagner private military company, its owner Yevgeny Prigozhin, and of Russia's military leadership remained uncertain two days after the group's mutiny showed the unexpected fragility of President Vladimir Putin’s regime. After the group abruptly halted its march on Moscow Saturday, following a deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, all the main players
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 25 2023
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The Aftermath Of Russian Mercenary Chief's Armed Rebellion
They were halted only by a deal to send Prigozhin to neighboring Belarus, which has supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Charges against him of mounting an armed rebellion will be dropped, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, and Prigozhin ordered his troops back to their field camps. There was little sign in Moscow on Sunday of the counterterrorism alert that was introduced after
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