Prigozhin is not the Kremlin's only problem. Meet the Russian partisans trying to help Ukraine win the war and bring Putin down
1 year, 8 months ago

Prigozhin is not the Kremlin's only problem. Meet the Russian partisans trying to help Ukraine win the war and bring Putin down

ABC  

Vladimir Putin may have survived a weekend of mayhem after Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin staged, and then abandoned, a rebellion. The Freedom of Russia Legion was formed in March 2022 by former Russian soldiers who sought to fight within the ranks of Ukraine's armed forces to resist Mr Putin's war. "It's clear that Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps are both predominantly Russian groups — self-styled 'partisans' trying to bring the Putin government down — and that they range from the soccer-thug neo-Nazis to the wannabe celebrities and even to some semi-serious political reformers," Michael Clarke, visiting professor of war studies at King's College London, told NBC last month. Mr Ponomarev claims Ukraine's intelligence authorities are "not directly" involved with partisan groups, but he does admit that certain people are asked for favours now and then. Russia has been described by one intelligence expert as a "security service with a state attached" making any attempt to overthrow Mr Putin almost impossible.

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Prigozhin’s final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him
1 year, 6 months ago

Prigozhin’s final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Yevgeny Prigozhin smiled as a crowd of adoring fans surrounded his black SUV on June 24 in Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don and cheered him on. Responding to an email from The Associated Press on June 25, the day after the mutiny, Prigozhin’s press service said only that he “says hi to everyone” and would respond to …

Prigozhin's final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him
1 year, 6 months ago

Prigozhin's final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Responding to an email from The Associated Press on …

Wiping out Prigozhin may look like a win for Putin – but at what cost?
1 year, 7 months ago

Wiping out Prigozhin may look like a win for Putin – but at what cost?

The Independent  

For weeks, a question had hung over the Kremlin: how was it that the leader of a mercenary group had been able to lead his troops in a short-lived mutiny against the Russian top brass and still be swanning around the country – and indeed the world – with impunity? As Prigozhin and his armed convoy made their way north …

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power
1 year, 7 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power

Hindustan Times  

BILL BURNS, the director of the CIA, recently mused on what fate might await Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader who mounted a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June. Mr Prigozhin’s Embraer business jet climbed to nearly 30,000 feet before suddenly falling in the Tver region near Moscow after less than 30 minutes in flight, according to public tracking data. Notably, …

Post-mutiny Moscow descends into factional murk
1 year, 8 months ago

Post-mutiny Moscow descends into factional murk

Hindustan Times  

TWO DECADES ago Yevgeny Prigozhin, the violent ex-convict and restaurateur who heads Wagner, a Russian mercenary group, published an illustrated fairy tale that he had written with his two children. Mr Prigozhin said his “march of justice” was meant to remove Sergei Shoigu, the defence minister, and Valery Gerasimov, the head of the army, or to reverse their decision to …

Putin met Wagner chief Prigozhin
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin met Wagner chief Prigozhin

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Vladimir Putin met the Wagner …

Putin met with Wagner chief Prigozhin days after abortive mutiny: Kremlin
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin met with Wagner chief Prigozhin days after abortive mutiny: Kremlin

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army, the Kremlin’s spokesman said on July 10. The three-hour meeting took place at the Kremlin on June 29 and also involved commanders from the military company Mr. Prigozhin founded, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Mr. Peskov said …

Days After Russia Mutiny, Putin Meets Wagner Group Chief Prigozhin
1 year, 8 months ago

Days After Russia Mutiny, Putin Meets Wagner Group Chief Prigozhin

News 18  

Days after the brief rebellion by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army, Russian President Vladimir Putin met the mercenary chief, the Kremlin’s spokesman on Monday said. Apart from Putin and Wagner, 33 others including commanders from the military company Prigozhin also attended the meeting, AFP quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. When Prigozhin launched the short-lived …

Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin’s commanders met Putin after short-lived mutiny, pledged loyalty
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin’s commanders met Putin after short-lived mutiny, pledged loyalty

Associated Press  

Just five days after staging a short-lived rebellion, mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘s commanders met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and pledged loyalty to the government, a senior government spokesman said Monday, the latest twist in a baffling episode that has raised questions about the power and influence both men wield. Mark Galeotti, an author who heads the consulting firm …

Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny
1 year, 8 months ago

Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny

LA Times  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner Group military company, is shown in a video screenshot recording an address in Russia on June 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army, the Kremlin’s spokesman said Monday. The three-hour meeting took place at the Kremlin on …

Prigozhin’s fate remains unclear and it signals more trouble in Russia
1 year, 8 months ago

Prigozhin’s fate remains unclear and it signals more trouble in Russia

CNN  

CNN — The bizarre tale of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former pal-turned-mutineer, just got a whole lot weirder. Then Thursday, Lukashenko reversed himself, telling CNN that Prigozhin was in St. Petersburg and might be traveling “to Moscow or elsewhere.” In any case, he said, Prigozhin wasn’t where he was supposed to be. Prigozhin’s ensuing march toward Moscow – …

Column: Bizarre standoff with Wagner Group’s Prigozhin weakens Putin. But don’t count him out
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Bizarre standoff with Wagner Group’s Prigozhin weakens Putin. But don’t count him out

LA Times  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, leaves the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24. “But it looks as if he’s still got most of the assets he needs to address them.” “People would like to find new evidence that Putin is vulnerable, but it may be overstated,” warned Andrew S. Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment …

After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
1 year, 8 months ago

After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin

CNN  

CNN — One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as “Putin’s chef.” Both have a checkered past and a reputation for brutality. Surovikin has been the subject of intense speculation over his role in the mutiny after the New York Times reported on Wednesday that the general “had advance knowledge of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans to rebel against Russia’s military …

Prigozhin in Belarus, Lukashenko says, as Putin praises Russian troops for averting 'civil war'
1 year, 8 months ago

Prigozhin in Belarus, Lukashenko says, as Putin praises Russian troops for averting 'civil war'

ABC  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has revealed details about the negotiations he made with Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin to end the Wagner Group's short-lived mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Key points: Yevgeny Prigozhin has been given safe haven in Belarus, after the Wagner Group leader abandoned a march on Moscow over the weekend The arrangement was part of a deal …

Putin’s power ‘ebbing away’ as Russian president disappears after Wagner rebellion
1 year, 9 months ago

Putin’s power ‘ebbing away’ as Russian president disappears after Wagner rebellion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Vladimir Putin addresses the nation …

Putin May Emerge Stronger After Wagner Rebellion; Russians will Rally Behind Him: Indian Intel Sources
1 year, 9 months ago

Putin May Emerge Stronger After Wagner Rebellion; Russians will Rally Behind Him: Indian Intel Sources

News 18  

The rebellion by the Wagner Group, the so-called militia in Russia that has threatened Vladimir Putin, will only further consolidate the president’s hold, citing threat to the unity of the country, according to the observation by the Indian intel sources. They feel Russians will unite behind Putin, whose popularity as a leader may further grow in the country, as people …

Infighting among Putin’s lieutenants reveals signs of ‘deep dysfunction’
1 year, 9 months ago

Infighting among Putin’s lieutenants reveals signs of ‘deep dysfunction’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sergei Markov, a pro-Kremlin political commentator, described Prigozhin as “the second-most popular man after …

Putin has only himself to blame as infighting engulfs Kremlin insiders
1 year, 9 months ago

Putin has only himself to blame as infighting engulfs Kremlin insiders

CNN  

CNN — Vladimir Putin, meet the Law of Unintended Consequences. In the years leading up to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a St. Petersburg-based businessman named Yevgeny Prigozhin emerged as a canny political entrepreneur. By giving Prigozhin free rein to raise a private army, Putin both unleashed the political ambitions of the businessman and surrendered the state’s monopoly on the …

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow's war in Ukraine is based on lies
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow's war in Ukraine is based on lies

ABC  

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says on Friday that the official Kremlin-backed version of why Moscow invaded Ukraine was based on lies concocted by his perennial adversary — the army's top brass. Key points: Yevgeny Prigozhin rejected Russia's core justification for invading Ukraine for the first time Mr Prigozhin said the war was about the Russian army chief's vanity and …

Prigozhin claims all military sites in Russia's Rostov-on-Don are under Wagner Group's control
1 year, 9 months ago

Prigozhin claims all military sites in Russia's Rostov-on-Don are under Wagner Group's control

ABC  

Rebellious Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has demanded in a video that Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia's top general Valery Gerasimov come to meet him in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. Key points: The Wagner mercenary group has taken control of the military headquarters in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has demanded Russia top generals …

US has closely monitored power struggle between Prigozhin and Russian government for months
1 year, 9 months ago

US has closely monitored power struggle between Prigozhin and Russian government for months

CNN  

CNN — American officials determined as early as January there was an internal power struggle underway between the private military group Wagner and the Russian government, and have been gathering and closely monitoring intelligence on the volatile dynamic ever since, according to officials. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stalled earlier this year, top American officials said they saw indications of …

Russian mercenaries call off march to Moscow after Putin vows to punish organizers
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian mercenaries call off march to Moscow after Putin vows to punish organizers

LA Times  

Members of the Wagner Group sit atop a tank in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after the mercenary army’s chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, declared an armed rebellion. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the private army known as the Wagner Group, said his armored forces had advanced to within 125 miles of the Russian capital after seizing control of Russia’s main rear logistical hub for its …

Infighting among Putin’s lieutenants betrays possible signs of dysfunction in Moscow
1 year, 9 months ago

Infighting among Putin’s lieutenants betrays possible signs of dysfunction in Moscow

LA Times  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russian mercenary group Wagner, has been outspokenly critical of Russian military leaders’ prosecution of the war in Ukraine. Sergei Markov, a pro-Kremlin political commentator, described Prigozhin as “the second-most popular man after Putin” and a “symbol of Russia’s military victory for millions of people.” Putin needs Prigozhin’s mercenaries at a time when the regular military …

Does Prigozhin, Russia’s Wagner chief, have political ambitions?
1 year, 9 months ago

Does Prigozhin, Russia’s Wagner chief, have political ambitions?

Al Jazeera  

As he revels in his role in Ukraine, Prigozhin has become a recognisable public figure in Russia and has staked out a niche among conservatives. “At the same time, by accumulating the discontent, he will bulldoze liberal opposition to political sidelines.” ‘Totalitarian’ decisions “Bulldozing” may be an appropriate term to describe Prigozhin’s managerial style. “I was lucky to come out …

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man behind the Wagner Group?
1 year, 10 months ago

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man behind the Wagner Group?

Hindustan Times  

This week Yevgeny Prigozhin stepped out of the shadows. “I cleaned the old weapons myself, sorted out the bulletproof vests myself,” said Mr Prigozhin, referring to the early days of the Wagner Group. In 2014 he founded Wagner, the first and largest state-linked business of private military contractors operating in Ukraine, where they bolstered the ranks of Russia’s unmarked soldiers …

Russian troops abandon positions near Bakhmut, says Wagner boss
1 year, 10 months ago

Russian troops abandon positions near Bakhmut, says Wagner boss

Al Jazeera  

Yevgeny Prigozhin launches another scathing attack on Russian defence chiefs, saying soldiers are being given ‘criminal’ orders. The chief of Russia’s Wagner Group has accused a Russian military unit of fleeing positions near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, in his latest scathing attack against Moscow’s military leadership. “The commands they receive from the top are absolutely criminal.” Russia’s defence ministry said …

Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’
2 years, 1 month ago

Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’

Hindustan Times  

Russian president Vladimir Putin's ally who leads Chechnya- Ramzan Kadyrov- said that he plans to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries one day. Ramzan Kadyrov said Wagner, which has been fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, has achieved "impressive results" and that private military companies were a necessity, as …

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