Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Moscow court has ruled that a prominent hard-line nationalist who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine should remain in prison on charges of extremism. He has previously criticized Putin as a “nonentity” and a “cowardly mediocrity.” Moscow’s District Court ordered the 52-year-old Strelkov, whose real name is Igor Girkin, to remain in custody until Sept. 18. Strelkov was arrested nearly a month after a short-lived mutiny launched by Prigozhin that saw Wagner troops capture military headquarters in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don and then drive as close as 200 kilometers to Moscow to demand the ouster of Russia’s top military leaders. Like Prigozhin, Strelkov harshly criticized Russia’s military leaders for incompetence, but he also denounced the Wagner chief and described his action as treason and a major threat to the Russian state.

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Russia's Supreme Court rejects appeal of nationalist leader Igor Girkin
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Russia's Supreme Court rejects appeal of nationalist leader Igor Girkin

Firstpost  

Girkin accused President Vladimir Putin and the army of failures in the war in Ukraine and was convicted a year ago of inciting extremism, a charge he denied Russian nationalist Kremlin critic and former military commander Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, who is charged with inciting extremist activity, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants during a court …

Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit
5 months, 1 week ago

Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit

Daily Mail  

Detectives are still without a clear suspect for the murder of a Russian businessman strangled to death just weeks after the Salisbury poisonings. Nikolai Glushkov, 68, was living in exile in Britain having served time in Russia for blowing the whistle on corruption at state run airline Aeroflot, where he was deputy director He was given asylum here and feared …

Kursk’s damaged Lenin statue is a monument to Putin’s incompetence
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kursk’s damaged Lenin statue is a monument to Putin’s incompetence

The Independent  

The statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is still standing in the town square of Sudzha in the Kursk region of Russia – but, rather like the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, the reputation of the Russian army and the political standing of Vladimir Putin, it has had chunks blown out of it by the audacious Ukrainian military incursion. That …

Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Russian hitman Vadim Krasikov is …

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown
8 months ago

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown

LA Times  

Ilya Yashin, a prominent Kremlin critic who is serving an 8½-year sentence for criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine, has been moved from his prison to an unknown destination, his lawyer said Tuesday. Among them are Oleg Orlov, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, sentenced to 2½ years in February; musician Alexandra Skochilenko, serving seven years for …

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia
8 months ago

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to crush anybody who tries to divide Russian society as he hailed the effectiveness and unwavering loyalty of his country's powerful law enforcement agencies. "Those who try to intimidate people, to split our society, to play on religious or national feelings will never succeed," Putin said in a video message posted by the Kremlin. …

Russia's Sergei Shoigu: Political survivor blamed for Ukraine setbacks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia's Sergei Shoigu: Political survivor blamed for Ukraine setbacks

India Today  

Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends. Prigozhin, who later led a short-lived mutiny and died in a mysterious plane accident, accused Shoigu in particular of being a "dirtbag" and "elderly clown" in furious …

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
11 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

Live Mint  

Two years after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. “Putin’s choice reflects a view that Russia can only address its non-competitiveness by changing the world around Russia, and most critically, by changing the European security system,” Mr Covington wrote in 2015. “The true elite,” Mr Putin said, “should be formed …

Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison: ‘It happens…’
1 year ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison: ‘It happens…’

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died. Russian President Vladimir Putin In his first comments to address Navalny’s death, Putin said of the dissident’s demise: “It happens. Putin said Monday, also without offering any …

Vladimir Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order
1 year ago

Vladimir Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order

New Indian Express  

WARSAW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West that is almost certain to guarantee a fifth term in office on Sunday. Ever since the previously little-known KGB agent became president on New Year's Eve 1999, he has consolidated power by bringing oligarchs to heel, banning …

No dissent, only despotism: How Russia has changed under Vladimir Putin
1 year ago

No dissent, only despotism: How Russia has changed under Vladimir Putin

Firstpost  

Over the last decade, Vladimir Putin’s Russia gone from a country that tolerates at least some dissent to one that ruthlessly suppresses it. “Russia is no longer an authoritarian state — it is a totalitarian state,” said Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Memorial, the Russian human rights group focused on political repression. “All these repressions are aimed at suppressing any independent …

Crackdown on dissent becomes the hallmark of Putin’s 24 years in power
1 year ago

Crackdown on dissent becomes the hallmark of Putin’s 24 years in power

The Hindu  

When charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in February 2015, more than 50,000 Muscovites expressed their shock and outrage the next day. Wider targets Alongside its political opponents, the Kremlin now also targets rights groups, independent media and other members of civil-society organisations, LGBTQ+ activists and certain religious affiliations. “Russia is no …

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power
1 year ago

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power

Associated Press  

This story is part of a larger series on the crackdown on dissent in Russia. “Russia is no longer an authoritarian state -– it is a totalitarian state,” said Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Memorial, the Russian human rights group focused on political repression. “All these repressions are aimed at suppressing any independent expression about Russia’s political system, about the actions …

How Putin's crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader's 24 years in power
1 year ago

How Putin's crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader's 24 years in power

New Indian Express  

Another group, OVD-Info, said in November that 1,141 people are behind bars on politically motivated charges, with over 400 others receiving other punishment and nearly 300 more under investigation. Exiled oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent 10 years in prison after challenging Putin, told AP in a recent interview the Kremlin began stifling dissent even before his 2003 arrest. Asked …

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
1 year, 1 month ago

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Mr. Putin noted that while accusing Russia of plans to attack NATO allies in Europe, Western allies were “selecting targets for striking …

A swap for Navalny was in the final stages before the opposition leader's death, an associate says
1 year, 1 month ago

A swap for Navalny was in the final stages before the opposition leader's death, an associate says

New Indian Express  

She didn't identify the U.S. citizens that were supposedly part of the deal. There are several in custody in Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich arrested on espionage charges, and Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, convicted of espionage and serving a long prison sentence. U.S. commentator Tucker Carlson earlier this month asked President Vladimir Putin …

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
1 year, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

Hindustan Times  

TWO YEARS after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. In December an “almost naked” party of Russian celebrities and socialites in a private nightclub drew Mr Putin’s outrage and turned into a public shaming. “The true elite”, Mr Putin said, “should be formed from participants in the special military operation, …

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

Associated Press  

Over 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Sunday that he wouldn’t “jump to conclusions” over Navalny’s death. Many lit candles and placed flowers next to a memorial portrait of Navalny, …

Alexei Navalny mocked Vladimir Putin regularly — in Russia, dissent can come with lethal consequences
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny mocked Vladimir Putin regularly — in Russia, dissent can come with lethal consequences

ABC  

Alexei Navalny, who was found dead in prison on Friday, got under the skin of Vladimir Putin like no-one else. "He's never participated in any debates or campaigned in an election," Navalny said of Putin during his fateful court hearing in February 2021 that led his long-term imprisonment. Navalny, 'the president Russia never got', dead at 47 Photo shows Alexei …

Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
1 year, 1 month ago

Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

LA Times  

A woman in Moscow lays flowers to pay respect to Alexei Navalny at a monument to political repression. More than 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. Many lighted candles and placed flowers next to a memorial portrait of …

Alexei Navalny’s Death Marks End of Political Dissent in Russia
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny’s Death Marks End of Political Dissent in Russia

Live Mint  

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s death Friday at a Russian prison camp in the Arctic silenced a man who was arguably the most influential remaining critic of President Vladimir Putin and the authoritarian state the former spy has methodically built on the wreckage of the Soviet Union. PHOTO: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES Russia’s parliament recently passed a bill allowing authorities …

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison

New Indian Express  

TALLINN: World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government. U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington does not know exactly what happened, “but there is no doubt that the death of Navalny was a consequence of something Putin and his thugs …

Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics?
1 year, 1 month ago

Will the death of Alexey Navalny change Russian politics?

Al Jazeera  

World leaders blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of his most outspoken critic. Alexey Navalny was respected worldwide and – despite being locked up for years in a prison cell – was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic. World leaders have been quick to blame Putin for getting rid of yet another Russian who dared to challenge …

Vladimir Putin's critics: Dead, jailed, exiled
1 year, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin's critics: Dead, jailed, exiled

Hindustan Times  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year-term, is the latest critic to fall foul of President Vladimir Putin. Here are Putin's best-known critics and where they are now: Dies in prison Navalny, 47, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, was jailed in early 2021 after returning to Russia from …

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents?
1 year, 1 month ago

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents?

Al Jazeera  

During President Vladimir Putin’s rule several of his vocal critics have died or been sentenced to lengthy jail terms. Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is just one of many Kremlin critics to have fallen foul of the government under President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Vladimir Kara-Murza Opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed in April 2023 for 25 years, the harshest sentence …

Russia jails nationalist critic Girkin, who called Putin cowardly, for four years
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia jails nationalist critic Girkin, who called Putin cowardly, for four years

The Hindu  

Russian nationalist and ex-rebel commander Igor Girkin, whose pro-Moscow militants sparked a decade-long armed conflict in east Ukraine, was jailed for four years on January 25 after repeatedly criticising the Kremlin. Girkin, who also goes by the pseudonym “Strelkov”, was instrumental in fomenting the conflict between Kremlin-backed separatists and Kyiv’s armed forces in Ukraine’s Donbas region in 2014. He was …

Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years on extremism charges
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years on extremism charges

Firstpost  

Moscow City Court convicted Girkin, also known under his pseudonym, Strelkov, of inciting extremism – a charge he denied, according to a report Igor Girkin, a Russian nationalist and former rebel commander, was sentenced to four years in prison by the Moscow City Court on Thursday, according to CNN. Moscow City Court convicted Girkin, also known under his pseudonym, Strelkov, …

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for a cafe blast that killed a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. In a separate proceeding, a Moscow court convicted a former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine who called President Vladimir Putin a coward …

Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years over ‘extremism’
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years over ‘extremism’

Al Jazeera  

Igor Girkin has accused President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing the Ukraine war effectively enough. A court in Russia has convicted prominent nationalist and former rebel commander Igor Girkin of “inciting extremism” and sentenced him to four years in a penal colony. Also known as Igor Strelkov, Girkin has accused President Vladimir Putin and army …

From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin’s Russia will one day crumble
1 year, 2 months ago

From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin’s Russia will one day crumble

The Hindu  

Russia’s most famous Opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin’s state would one day crumble along with the post-Soviet elite which he cast as venal, power-hungry and duplicitous. The owners of ‘golden passports’ and offshore accounts are now aggressive patriots,” Navalny said in a social media post facilitated by his supporters. One day we will look …

An associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in prison
1 year, 3 months ago

An associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in prison

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Ksenia Fadeyeva, a regional legislator who headed a local branch of Navalny’s organization in the Siberian city of Tomsk, was convicted on charges of organizing an extremist group. A Moscow …

'Missing' Putin critic Alexei Navalny found after nearly 3 weeks, in prison with 'highest possible level of isolation'
1 year, 3 months ago

'Missing' Putin critic Alexei Navalny found after nearly 3 weeks, in prison with 'highest possible level of isolation'

Live Mint  

Alexei Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had gone “missing” from prison in December. Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is alive and being held in a prison north of the Arctic Circle, Reuters quoted his spokesperson as saying on Monday. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said he was located in a prison colony in …

Russia sentences an ally of exiled Alexei Navalny to eight years in absentia
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia sentences an ally of exiled Alexei Navalny to eight years in absentia

Live Mint  

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced an ally of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to eight years prison in absentia for criticising Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. A Moscow court sentenced him to eight years for "spreading fake information about the Russia army" under legislation used to stifle criticism. Organisations founded by Navalny have been banned in Russia, and in August …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Yevgeny Prigozhin's death reveals Vladimir Putin's weakness
1 year, 6 months ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Yevgeny Prigozhin's death reveals Vladimir Putin's weakness

ABC  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian leader Vladimir Putin was behind the death of mutinous mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in an unexplained plane crash with his top lieutenants last month. Key points: The Kremlin called the suggestion that Mr Putin ordered the deaths of Mr Prigozhin an "absolute lie" Kyiv denounced Moscow's local elections on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory …

‘Weak’ Putin killed Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin, Zelensky says
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Weak’ Putin killed Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin, Zelensky says

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 orchestrated the killing …

The rise and fall of a Russian warlord
1 year, 6 months ago

The rise and fall of a Russian warlord

The Hindu  

On June 24 this year, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, marched his troops to within 200 kilometres of Moscow, protesting against the Russian Defence Ministry. Speculation, reactions, Putin’s response Two months later, Russian officials confirmed that Prigozhin had died in a plane crash near Moscow along with other top officials of Wagner, …

'Deliberate wrongdoing' among possible causes of plane crash that killed Wagner boss Prigozhin: Kremlin
1 year, 7 months ago

'Deliberate wrongdoing' among possible causes of plane crash that killed Wagner boss Prigozhin: Kremlin

India TV News  

The Kremlin on Wednesday said that 'deliberate wrongdoing's is among the possible causes behind the plane crash that killed Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin last week. The plane crash is largely speculated as Kremlin's revenge, as Prigozhin had previously engineered a short-lived mutiny against Putin in June. Although the Kremlin denied any wrongdoings or "vendetta" in the death of …

Prigozhin, who was killed in 'mysterious' plane crash, laid to rest in low-profile funeral, Putin skips event
1 year, 7 months ago

Prigozhin, who was killed in 'mysterious' plane crash, laid to rest in low-profile funeral, Putin skips event

India TV News  

Russia's private army, Wagner's boss, Yevgeny Prigohzin, who reportedly received the country's highest award for leading forces in Ukraine, was laid to rest on Tuesday, where President Vladimir Putin chose not to attend in order to keep the funeral low-profile and more 'secret'. Earlier last week, the head of the Wagner mercenary army that fought in Ukraine and has been …

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness

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. Read our privacy policy A Moscow court has ruled that a prominent hard-line nationalist …

Putin's nemesis, the muscle man, and the Nazi: How the apparent Wagner plane crash changed everything
1 year, 7 months ago

Putin's nemesis, the muscle man, and the Nazi: How the apparent Wagner plane crash changed everything

ABC  

In Vladimir Putin's Russia, nothing is ever as it seems. Inside the Kremlin's 36 hours of chaos as a stunned Putin watched his warlord advance Photo shows Vladimir Putin in a black shirt and jacket Russia's president may have placed himself at the pinnacle of a so-called "power vertical", but some believe one "humiliating" weekend could be the beginning of …

‘Gangster’ Putin committed ‘most ostentatious’ act of savagery in our lifetimes, says Boris
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Gangster’ Putin committed ‘most ostentatious’ act of savagery in our lifetimes, says Boris

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 Boris Johnson has said that …

Will Wagner boss Prigozhin’s death spell trouble for Putin?
1 year, 7 months ago

Will Wagner boss Prigozhin’s death spell trouble for Putin?

Firstpost  

The presumed death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a fiery plane crash leaves Russian president Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term, removing a powerful figure who had defied his authority and threatened to make him look weak. “From the point of view of Putin, as well as many among the security forces and the military, Prigozhin’s death should …

‘Man of complicated fate’: President Putin on Wagner chief Prigozhin’s death
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Man of complicated fate’: President Putin on Wagner chief Prigozhin’s death

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday finally broke his silence on the plane crash that reportedly killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and other senior members of the Wagner paramilitary group. In televised comments, Putin described the plane crash as a ‘tragedy’ while paying a qualified tribute to the mercenary boss and his paramilitary group, according to a report published by …

The Kremlin denies causing the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin
1 year, 7 months ago

The Kremlin denies causing the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin

NPR  

The Kremlin denies causing the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin Enlarge this image toggle caption Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images MOSCOW — The Kremlin is dismissing allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the apparent death of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash in Russia this week. Speaking to …

EXCLUSIVE: Wagner warlord plane crash: Kremlin critic Bill Browder warns 'this is the beginning of Vladimir Putin's purge' - after Yevgeny Prigozhin 'likely killed'
1 year, 7 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Wagner warlord plane crash: Kremlin critic Bill Browder warns 'this is the beginning of Vladimir Putin's purge' - after Yevgeny Prigozhin 'likely killed'

Daily Mail  

The suspected assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin marks the beginning of Vladimir Putin's purge, according to an American-born banker turned leading Kremlin critic. Prigozhin's suspected assassination marks the beginning of Vladimir Putin's purge, according to American banker turned Kremlin nemesis Bill Browder. Pentagon officials have said it is 'likely' Prigozhin was killed, but they don't think his plane was taken down …

Putin expresses ’condolences’ over Prigozhin plane crash
1 year, 7 months ago

Putin expresses ’condolences’ over Prigozhin plane crash

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences on Thursday to the family of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after his presumed death in a plane crash the day before and praised him as a "talented businessman". Crash investigators have still to conclusively identify the remains of the 10 people believed to have died in Wednesday's crash northwest of Moscow, and …

Is Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death an act of revenge by Vladimir Putin?
1 year, 7 months ago

Is Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death an act of revenge by Vladimir Putin?

Firstpost  

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly dead after a plane carrying him crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday. That’s the question many are asking after Russia confirmed that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died when a private jet crashed north of the Russian capital, Moscow. The crash comes just two months after Prigozhin had launched a short-lived rebellion – …

Wagner crash: Prigozhin ‘onboard’ plane that’s crashed near Moscow that killed all passengers and crew
1 year, 7 months ago

Wagner crash: Prigozhin ‘onboard’ plane that’s crashed near Moscow that killed all passengers and crew

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 Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the …

Putin breaks silence over death of Wagner boss Prigohzin, calls him ‘talented but made serious mistakes’
1 year, 7 months ago

Putin breaks silence over death of Wagner boss Prigohzin, calls him ‘talented but made serious mistakes’

India TV News  

A day after Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash, Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence on the matter and called him a 'talented businessman' on Thursday. "This was a person with a complicated fate, and he made serious mistakes in life, but also sought to achieve the necessary results - both for himself …

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