Wagner’s march on Moscow does not spell Putin’s downfall
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner’s march on Moscow does not spell Putin’s downfall

Al Jazeera  

In fact, it may cause Russians to rally behind their president. When Prigozhin resurfaced two days later, he claimed what he called the “march of justice” was just a protest against Russia’s military top brass, not a coup attempt. The main reason for people’s support for Putin over the past two decades is not the mythical vision of Russia’s greatness, but a very genuine fear of war coming to their porch. The main pillar of Putin’s regime is the perceived absence of an alternative – something reflected in the famous Russian political meme: “Who else if not Putin?” The sentiment behind this catchphrase is that any alternative leader will be much worse than the incumbent. Prigozhin’s mutiny may have briefly made Putin look weak, but the fact that a very tangible threat of civil war has been averted trumps it all.

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Kursk’s damaged Lenin statue is a monument to Putin’s incompetence
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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

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

The rise and fall of a Russian warlord
1 year, 3 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, …

Russia will struggle to salvage the Wagner empire
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia will struggle to salvage the Wagner empire

Al Jazeera  

Prigozhin’s demise may be an attempt to show strength but the world still sees weakness, especially as Russian positions in Africa come under question. It took Russian President Vladimir Putin some 24 hours to break his silence on the reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian businessman behind the notorious Wagner Group. While the Kremlin still refuses to officially confirm …

Vladimir Putin dithered as troops marched on Moscow — it could be the beginning of the end for his 'power vertical'
1 year, 4 months ago

Vladimir Putin dithered as troops marched on Moscow — it could be the beginning of the end for his 'power vertical'

ABC  

Russia's President Vladimir Putin may have placed himself at the pinnacle of a so-called "power vertical", but one weekend of mayhem could threaten to topple the whole thing. Putin's problematic 'power vertical' Russia's current political system is often described as a "power vertical". "I think Putin does look weak, and for someone who is obsessed with looking strong and acting …

Putin ‘looked paralyzed and unable to act’ as Wagner coup unfolded
1 year, 4 months ago

Putin ‘looked paralyzed and unable to act’ as Wagner coup unfolded

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. The mercenary group launched its short-lived mutiny on 24 …

Russia arrests a hard-line nationalist who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia arrests a hard-line nationalist who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A prominent hard-line nationalist who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was arrested Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month’s abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company. He recently criticized Putin as a “nonentity” and a “cowardly mediocrity.” Moscow’s Meshchansky District …

Putin says Wagner Group 'does not exist' after short-lived mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin says Wagner Group 'does not exist' after short-lived mutiny

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Wagner Group, which launched a brief rebellion against Moscow last month, said the private mercenary group "simply does not exist" as a legal entity. In an interview with Russian newspaper Kommersant, Putin said he had given the chance to Wagner fighters to continue serving after their rebellion ended abruptly. The Russian leader's …

Russia confirms Wagner-Putin meeting, releases Gerasimov video
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia confirms Wagner-Putin meeting, releases Gerasimov video

Al Jazeera  

Russia appears to be trying to take control of the confusing narrative around the Wagner Group, after last month’s shocking mutiny. Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin for three hours, days after a short-lived rebellion led by the mercenary chief and his private army, the Kremlin has confirmed. Monday’s announcement came shortly after Russia’s defence …

Putin reassures Asian nations of stability after Wagner mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin reassures Asian nations of stability after Wagner mutiny

Al Jazeera  

During a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, the president casts Russian society as united after the rebellion. Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured leaders in Asia that his country is stable and united despite a brief mutiny instigated by the Wagner Group, which sent shock waves across the world. “The Russian people are consolidated as never before,” Putin told a virtual …

Exclusive: Zelensky calls Putin ‘weak’ and says Russian President’s power is ‘crumbling’
1 year, 5 months ago

Exclusive: Zelensky calls Putin ‘weak’ and says Russian President’s power is ‘crumbling’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Erin Burnett’s full interview with Volodymyr Zelensky airs Wednesday July 5 at 7 p.m. Odesa, Ukraine CNN — Vladimir Putin’s response to the armed Wagner rebellion was “weak” and the Russian President is losing control of his own people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview. Zelensky said Ukrainian intelligence reports showed the Kremlin was …

Column: Bizarre standoff with Wagner Group’s Prigozhin weakens Putin. But don’t count him out
1 year, 5 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 …

Russia: Putin still keeping mum over Prigozhin-led Wagner? Decoding 'mysterious' Moscow dynamics
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia: Putin still keeping mum over Prigozhin-led Wagner? Decoding 'mysterious' Moscow dynamics

India TV News  

Did mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have inside help from the military and political elite in his armed rebellion that rattled Russia? “It’s entirely possible that by the start of his ‘march for justice,’ Prigozhin believed he would find solidarity among many officers in the armed forces, and that if his uprising was successful, they would be joined by certain groups …

What future awaits Russia’s Wagner army and its boss, Prigozhin?
1 year, 5 months ago

What future awaits Russia’s Wagner army and its boss, Prigozhin?

Al Jazeera  

Observers say Yevgeny Prigozhin is ‘doomed’ after turning on Russian President Vladimir Putin, known for vindictiveness towards turncoat allies. The office reportedly hosted a “troll farm” that belonged to Yevgeny Prigozhin, known at the time as “Putin’s chef” for his catering services to the Kremlin. She is confident that after Wagner’s march on Moscow, that stopped only 200km south of …

The meaning of the Wagner Group’s march | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
1 year, 5 months ago

The meaning of the Wagner Group’s march | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

On June 24, the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war took a surprising turn as Russia’s Wagner Private Military Company, a paramilitary organisation, rebelled against the Russian establishment led by Vladimir Putin. The rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner, claimed control over Russia’s Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, a city near the Ukrainian border and then began a march …

Putin’s two-faced tirades over the Wagner mutiny could still be his undoing
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin’s two-faced tirades over the Wagner mutiny could still be his undoing

The Independent  

Russian president Vladimir Putin has addressed military officers in the Kremlin, in a televised ceremony that was clearly intended to demonstrate three things: that the mutiny at the weekend was over; that Russia’s armed forces were united; and that the president was in the Kremlin with his authority intact. The Russian president recognised Prigozhin’s Wagner group fighters as doughty heroes …

Putin says the aborted rebellion played into the hands of Russia's enemies
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin says the aborted rebellion played into the hands of Russia's enemies

Deccan Chronicle  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt, the gravest threat yet to his power, as “traitors” who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies. Putin, who declined to name Prigozhin, said mutiny organizers had tried to force the group’s soldiers “to shoot their own.” He said “Russia’s enemies” had hoped the mutiny …

Rebels played into hands of Ukraine, its allies: Putin on Russian mercenary revolt
1 year, 5 months ago

Rebels played into hands of Ukraine, its allies: Putin on Russian mercenary revolt

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt, the gravest threat yet to his power, as “traitors” who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies. Putin, who declined to name Prigozhin, said mutiny organizers had tried to force the group’s soldiers “to shoot their own.” He said “Russia’s enemies” had hoped the mutiny …

Rebellion in Russia: on the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner private military company
1 year, 5 months ago

Rebellion in Russia: on the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner private military company

The Hindu  

The short-lived mutiny of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military company, not only exposed the growing, uncontrollable feud between the warlord and Russia’s top defence leadership but also the weakening position of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the country’s complex power dynamics. But in Mr. Prigozhin, whose forces took over a critical military headquarters in the southern city …

Explained: How the Wagner Group chief's revolt could benefit Ukraine
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained: How the Wagner Group chief's revolt could benefit Ukraine

Firstpost  

The mutiny is over, and the Wagner mercenary group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has moved to Belarus. Mutiny weakens Vladimir Putin The Wagner mercenary group’s mutiny has weakened President Vladimir Putin and could affect the course of the war in Ukraine, analysts say. The aborted weekend revolt led by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin — who declared a sudden pull-back after marching …

Putin Says Aborted Rebellion Played Into Hands Of Russia's Enemies
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin Says Aborted Rebellion Played Into Hands Of Russia's Enemies

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt as “traitors” who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies. He declined to name Prigozhin, but said mutiny organizers had tried to force the group’s soldiers “to shoot their own.” He blamed “Russia’s enemies” and said they “miscalculated.” Western officials have been …

Did Wagner rebellion reveal chinks in Vladimir Putin’s grip on Russia?
1 year, 5 months ago

Did Wagner rebellion reveal chinks in Vladimir Putin’s grip on Russia?

Live Mint  

The Wagner Group is returning to its bases in Ukraine after its mercenaries reached an agreement with the Russian government. The manner in which the deal was brokered remains unknown, but the Wagner group returned to their bases, and Yevgeny Prigozhin was pardoned by the Russian leadership. With Yevgeny Prigozhin in exile and the Wagner Group formalizing a contractual agreement …

After Wagner Group mutiny, Russia's Vladimir Putin is 'damaged goods': Opinion
1 year, 5 months ago

After Wagner Group mutiny, Russia's Vladimir Putin is 'damaged goods': Opinion

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin is damaged goods. Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, June 24. Of course Putin had to show himself and say something …

Russia is wracked by mutiny and mistakes. Ukraine will seek to take advantage
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia is wracked by mutiny and mistakes. Ukraine will seek to take advantage

CNN  

Kyiv CNN — Seismic shifts in Moscow must surely spell similar earthquakes along the front lines in Ukraine. Ukraine’s forces have announced slight changes along the southern front during the weekend and more sustained progress around the largely symbolic city of Bakhmut – where thousands of Wagner fighters likely died over the winter. Disruption to Russia’s presence around Bakhmut is …

Putin slams ‘traitors’ as Prigozhin claims mercenary rebellion was only a ‘protest’
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin slams ‘traitors’ as Prigozhin claims mercenary rebellion was only a ‘protest’

CNN  

CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin have both broken their silence, after the paramilitary group’s short-lived and chaotic insurrection at the weekend threw the country into uncertainty, in what the Russian leader described as a betrayal of the country. In a brief address to the nation on Monday, Putin said Wagner fighters made the “right …

Moscow’s fallout with Wagner: Your guide to the Russian rebellion
1 year, 5 months ago

Moscow’s fallout with Wagner: Your guide to the Russian rebellion

Al Jazeera  

What’s next for Yevgeny Prigozhin and his fighters, and why have they been warring with Russian military chiefs? On Saturday, mercenary fighters led by Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin seized the city of Rostov-on-Don and marched, seemingly unopposed, towards Moscow, demanding the removal of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. Journalist Yulia Shapovalova, in Moscow, told Al Jazeera that a criminal …

Putin insists Russia is united after the Wagner Group uprising, vows to uphold deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin insists Russia is united after the Wagner Group uprising, vows to uphold deal

NPR  

Putin insists Russia is united after the Wagner Group uprising, vows to uphold deal Enlarge this image toggle caption Gavriil Grigorov/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images Gavriil Grigorov/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images In his first address since a group of rebellious mercenaries marched toward Moscow over the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country had united in opposition to the uprising. …

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries' future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain
1 year, 5 months ago

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries' future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain

The Hindu  

Russian government troops withdrew from the streets of Moscow on June 25 and the rebellious mercenary soldiers who had occupied other cities were gone, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing a fierce counteroffensive in Ukraine. “I think we’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian façade,” Blinken said on NBC’s “Meet …

Ukraine says Wagner’s mutiny proves Putin’s real fragility
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine says Wagner’s mutiny proves Putin’s real fragility

The Independent  

The silence is deafening. In them, the chief of Wagner Group, a powerful private military company, blamed the Russian Ministry of Defence for bombing his troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. As one top official put it to me: “The future of Russia changed dramatically in one day, there is a new security world order.” The fear of Mr Putin …

Putin May Emerge Stronger After Wagner Rebellion; Russians will Rally Behind Him: Indian Intel Sources
1 year, 6 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 …

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain
1 year, 6 months ago

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain

Associated Press  

The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow were gone Sunday, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing a fierce counteroffensive in Ukraine. “I think we’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian façade,” Blinken said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “It …

Blinken says Wagner insurrection shows ‘cracks’ emerging in Putin’s rule
1 year, 6 months ago

Blinken says Wagner insurrection shows ‘cracks’ emerging in Putin’s rule

CNN  

Washington CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role as a leader of the country. US intelligence had painted a grim picture, with the expectation that Prigozhin’s march toward Moscow would encounter much more resistance and …

The Wagner rebellion revealed Putin’s weakness
1 year, 6 months ago

The Wagner rebellion revealed Putin’s weakness

Al Jazeera  

Prigozhin has done so much damage in just two days that it will take his former patron years to fix it. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Wagner private military group, withdrew his troops from the front line in Ukraine and led them across the border into Russia, launching what he …

Bizarre and chaotic 36 hours in Russia feels like the beginning of the end for Putin
1 year, 6 months ago

Bizarre and chaotic 36 hours in Russia feels like the beginning of the end for Putin

CNN  

CNN — Desperately projecting that everything is as it was, the Kremlin is only emphasizing how much has changed. These were 36 hours that provided a glimpse of the end of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule. But suddenly he executes a baffling reversal, turning back to avoid bloodshed, as the Kremlin claims Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus whom Putin …

Moscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger’s not over, experts warn
1 year, 6 months ago

Moscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger’s not over, experts warn

CNN  

CNN — Russia glimpsed the threat of armed insurrection over the weekend, with Wagner Group mercenaries marching toward Moscow as President Vladimir Putin vowed retribution – all before a sudden deal seemed to defuse the crisis as rapidly as it had emerged. Wagner fighters will now sign contracts with Russia’s Ministry of Defense, the spokesman also said – a move …

After its march toward Moscow, what's next for Russia's Wagner Group?
1 year, 6 months ago

After its march toward Moscow, what's next for Russia's Wagner Group?

NPR  

After its march toward Moscow, what's next for Russia's Wagner Group? The mercenary group's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in an audio message released Monday that Wagner's goal was not to topple the Russian government but rather to protest the elimination of the private military company and call attention to the failures of Russian military leadership in Ukraine. Prigozhin won't face …

Crisis in Russia reverberates in the Ukraine war, with effects still to unfold
1 year, 6 months ago

Crisis in Russia reverberates in the Ukraine war, with effects still to unfold

LA Times  

How will the short but shocking mutiny by a Russian paramilitary group affect the war in Ukraine? On Sunday, Biden telephoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ponder the events in Russia and to reaffirm the United States’ “unwavering support” for Kyiv. And Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said he spoke to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, and the …

Wagner troops retreat from captured Russian city 'to avoid bloodshed'
1 year, 6 months ago

Wagner troops retreat from captured Russian city 'to avoid bloodshed'

ABC  

Wagner group fighters have left the captured southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and headed back to their field camps, the regional governor said. Key points: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had brokered a deal with the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to Belarus and face no prosecution A politician said Wagner mercenaries had been promised an amnesty if …

The Wagner Group’s mutiny could spell disaster for Putin
1 year, 6 months ago

The Wagner Group’s mutiny could spell disaster for Putin

The Independent  

At 10am this morning, Moscow time, Vladimir Putin went on Russian state television with a recorded message that few, including the president himself, can ever have imagined him delivering. such a serious crime as armed rebellion.” Peppering his short speech with words like “revolt”, “betrayal” and “treason”, he conceded that a part of his country – and not just any …

Russia News: Wagner Troops Stop Advance Towards Moscow to Avoid 'Russian Bloodshed', Head Back to Field Camps
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia News: Wagner Troops Stop Advance Towards Moscow to Avoid 'Russian Bloodshed', Head Back to Field Camps

News 18  

Russia News LIVE: Kremlin Yet to React to Wagner De-escalating Agreement The Kremlin has not yet made any comment regarding the de-escalating agreement with the Wagner mercenary group. Russia News LIVE: Wagner Group Chief Says Withdrawing Troops to 'Avoid Russian Bloodshed' In an audio message, Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed the de-escalation proposal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko …

Furious Putin calls Wagner coup ‘treason’: ‘This is a stab in the back to everyone in Russia’
1 year, 6 months ago

Furious Putin calls Wagner coup ‘treason’: ‘This is a stab in the back to everyone in Russia’

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. “In the face of those who are fighting on …

Timeline: How Wagner Group’s revolt against Russia unfolded
1 year, 6 months ago

Timeline: How Wagner Group’s revolt against Russia unfolded

Al Jazeera  

Feud with Wagner Group owner Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen as the biggest threat Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced to his 22-year rule. This latest incident with Prigozhin in a months-long feud with Russia’s defence ministry over the fight in Ukraine was the biggest threat President Vladimir Putin has faced in his 22-year rule. In a series of subsequent audio …

‘Internal betrayal’ in Russia: Transcript of Putin’s address
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Internal betrayal’ in Russia: Transcript of Putin’s address

Al Jazeera  

The Russian president says his country is fighting for its future, as he accuses Wagner chief Prighozin of fomenting armed civil conflict. Speaking during an emergency televised address in Moscow on Saturday, President Vladimir Putin has promised that he would not allow Russia to slip into civil war, after Yevgeny Prighozin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary force, seized a …

This is the end of the road for Putin
1 year, 6 months ago

This is the end of the road for Putin

The Telegraph  

For Vladimir Putin, this is the end of the road. Any sign of weakness can be terminal and the rebellion, as well as Putin’s pleading address to Russians for their support, has made him look weak. Millions of Russians who had once looked up to Putin as their indomitable saviour, a man they cheered for restoring Russian pride after the …

Wagner insurrection plunges Russia into uncertainty. Here’s what you need to know
1 year, 6 months ago

Wagner insurrection plunges Russia into uncertainty. Here’s what you need to know

CNN  

CNN — The armed insurrection launched by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of private paramilitary group Wagner, appeared to end as abruptly it started Saturday when the Kremlin said the mercenary agreed to leave Russia for Belarus in a deal apparently brokered by the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko. The dramatic turn of events began Friday when Prigozhin openly accused Russia’s …

Wagner boss steps up his online tantrum as Bakhmut battle rages. What does it mean?
1 year, 7 months ago

Wagner boss steps up his online tantrum as Bakhmut battle rages. What does it mean?

CNN  

CNN — What’s eating Yevgeny Prigozhin? “Those territories that were liberated with the blood and lives of our comrades … are abandoned today almost without any fight by those who are supposed to hold our flanks.” Earlier in the week, Prigozhin marred Russia’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations with public and profanity-laced criticisms of the country’s top military brass. Prigozhin …

May 7, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news
1 year, 7 months ago

May 7, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin serves one master, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Months ago, Ukraine’s military said if he kept losing fighters at an estimated rate of 100 or so a day, he’d burn through Wagner’s deep reserve of convicts and other mercenary fighters. But for now, rather than pull out and cede hard-gained ground, much coveted by Putin, Prigozhin is …

Putin’s path: from pledges of stability to nuclear threats
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin’s path: from pledges of stability to nuclear threats

Associated Press  

As he turns 70 on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin finds himself in the eye of a storm of his own making: His army is suffering humiliating defeats in Ukraine. “And he is going straight ahead to big, big problems.” By unleashing the disastrous war in Ukraine, Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, Putin has broken an unwritten …

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