Belarus leader Lukashenko’s purported mediation in Kremlin crisis stretches credibility to the limit
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus leader Lukashenko’s purported mediation in Kremlin crisis stretches credibility to the limit

CNN  

CNN — Nearly three years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in his hour of need, backing Europe’s longest-running dictator as he faced a wave of street protests. A quick recap: A major crisis shook the foundations of the Russian state Saturday, as forces loyal to Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin marched toward Moscow. The supposed deal struck with Prigozhin would see the Wagner boss leave for Belarus; a criminal case against the mercenary boss would be dropped; and Wagner fighters would be folded into formal military structures by signing contracts with the Russian ministry of defense. And Belarus has been a springboard for Russian military operations in Ukraine, something that has isolated Lukashenko further from the West and triggered new sanctions on the country’s economy.

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Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus

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 Russian President Vladimir Putin visited …

Putin gives Russian security guarantees to ally Belarus, including possible use of nuclear weapons
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Putin gives Russian security guarantees to ally Belarus, including possible use of nuclear weapons

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus on Friday to sign a treaty offering security guarantees for Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons to help repel an aggression. Speaking alongside Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin emphasized that the new document includes the potential use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed to Belarus in response to an …

Terrified dictator Lukashenko pleads with Putin and Zelensky to agree a peace deal - with the Belarus leader fearing Ukraine's troops now plan an incursion into his nation
4 months, 1 week ago

Terrified dictator Lukashenko pleads with Putin and Zelensky to agree a peace deal - with the Belarus leader fearing Ukraine's troops now plan an incursion into his nation

Daily Mail  

Terrified dictator Alexander Lukashenko has urged Russia and Ukraine to agree a peace deal to avoid the war spilling over into Belarus. President Lukashenko, a key ally of Vladimir Putin, said he fears Kyiv's troops are now planning an incursion into his nation after they launched a cross-border offensive in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko …

Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent and cozying up to Moscow
5 months ago

Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent and cozying up to Moscow

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email 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. “Lukashenko has turned Belarus into a fragment of the USSR, …

Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent and cozying up to Moscow
5 months ago

Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent and cozying up to Moscow

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — For three decades, European leaders have come and gone by the dozens, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus. “Lukashenko has turned Belarus into a fragment of the USSR, dangerous not only for its own citizens but also threatening its Western neighbors with nuclear weapons,” said independent political analyst Valery Karbalevich. He describes the Belarusian …

Belarus’ authoritarian leader names new foreign minister and reshuffles other top officials
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus’ authoritarian leader names new foreign minister and reshuffles other top officials

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday reshuffled his top officials in what observers saw as part of maneuvering ahead of the 2025 presidential election. As part of the government changes announced Thursday, Lukashenko named Maksim Ryzhankou as the new foreign minister to replace Sergei Aleinik, who had spent less than two years on the job. Pavel Latushkа, …

Risk of military incidents on Belarus-Ukraine border quite high: Lukashenko
8 months ago

Risk of military incidents on Belarus-Ukraine border quite high: Lukashenko

Al Jazeera  

President also said there could be an ‘apocalypse’ if Russia used nuclear weapons in retaliation for Western actions. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that the risk of military incidents along his country’s border with Ukraine was quite high, according to Russia’s state-run RIA news agency. Belarus had moved several combat-ready battalions from Vitebsk region, situated on its border with …

Belarus’ election reinforces the authoritarian leader’s 30-year rule. Only loyalists could run
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Belarus’ election reinforces the authoritarian leader’s 30-year rule. Only loyalists could run

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities on Monday announced preliminary results from parliamentary and local elections in which only candidates loyal to the country’s authoritarian leader were allowed to compete and the opposition called for a boycott. The vote further cemented the 30-year rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who declared his intention to seek another five-year term in a presidential election …

Putin and Lukashenko meet in St Petersburg to discuss ways to expand the Russia-Belarus alliance
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin and Lukashenko meet in St Petersburg to discuss ways to expand the Russia-Belarus alliance

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The leaders of Russia and Belarus met Monday to discuss ways to further expand their close alliance that has seen the deployment of some of Russia’s nuclear weapons on the territory of its neighbor. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia and Belarus have developed a “strategic partnership” as part of their 25-year union agreement. “It’s important …

Belarus leader asks Hungary’s Orban to visit and seeks a dialogue with EU amid country’s isolation
1 year, 1 month ago

Belarus leader asks Hungary’s Orban to visit and seeks a dialogue with EU amid country’s isolation

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The authoritarian president of Belarus invited Hungary’s prime minister to visit his country, which has faced increasing isolation over the government’s relentless crackdown on dissent and support of ally Russia’s war with Ukraine. Lukashenko expressed readiness “for a dialogue with European countries” and invited Orban over “to discuss serious matters.” Orban’s press chief, Bertalan Havasi, said the …

Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko proposes three-way partnership with allies Russia and North Korea
1 year, 3 months ago

Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko proposes three-way partnership with allies Russia and North Korea

Firstpost  

The European Parliament earlier this week accused Lukashenko of being complicit in Russian war crimes in Ukraine and urged the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for the Belarusian leader’s arrest. ICC has already issued an arrest warrant for Putin, accusing him of heinous war crimes Following close on the heels of Kim Jong-un’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir …

Putin meets leader of Belarus, who suggests boosting his own ties with North Korea
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin meets leader of Belarus, who suggests boosting his own ties with North Korea

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a meeting Friday with his Belarusian counterpart and staunch ally, who suggested that Minsk could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with North Korea after this week’s summit between Putin and Kim Jong Un. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made the proposal as he met with Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, …

‘I urged Prigozhin to watch out…Wagner will live in Belarus’: President Lukashenko
1 year, 3 months ago

‘I urged Prigozhin to watch out…Wagner will live in Belarus’: President Lukashenko

Hindustan Times  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he had warned Russian mercenary chiefs Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin to watch out for possible threats to their lives, and he insisted that Wagner fighters would remain in Belarus. Lukashenko said that during the mutiny he had warned Prigozhin that he would "die" if he continued to march on Moscow, to …

Putin not pushing Belarus to join Ukraine war, Lukashenko says
1 year, 4 months ago

Putin not pushing Belarus to join Ukraine war, Lukashenko says

Al Jazeera  

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says Russian leader has achieved ‘goals’ in Ukraine and it is now time to negotiate. Russian President Vladimir Putin is not pushing Belarus into joining the war in Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said, but he warned that Minsk would respond to external aggression including the use of Russia’s nuclear weapons deployed in his country. In …

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 …

Putin, Lukashenko to meet after Russia warns about aggression against Belarus
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin, Lukashenko to meet after Russia warns about aggression against Belarus

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will meet on Sunday, the Kremlin said, two days after Moscow warned that any aggression against its neighbour and staunchest ally would be considered an attack on Russia. After Poland decided earlier this week to move military units closer to its border with Belarus in response to the arrival in Belarus …

Any Polish aggression on Belarus is attack on Russia, Putin says
1 year, 5 months ago

Any Polish aggression on Belarus is attack on Russia, Putin says

Al Jazeera  

Russian president says his country will retaliate against any attack on its ally with all means at its disposal as Poland denies having any territorial ambitions in Belarus. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union and said any aggression against its neighbour and ally Belarus would be considered an attack on …

Russia: Pro-war blogger and retired soldier detained for criticising Putin, faces extremism charge
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia: Pro-war blogger and retired soldier detained for criticising Putin, faces extremism charge

India TV News  

A prominent former Russian security officer was detained on Friday by authorities on charges of extremism for allegedly criticising President Vladimir Putin and accusingb him of weakness and indecision. The 52-year-old Igor Strelkov, whose real name of Igor Girkin, is a retired security officer and pro-war blogger who previously led the Moscow-backed forces in eastern Ukraine and in the Russian …

Wagner boss Prigozhin seemingly makes first public appearance after failed mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner boss Prigozhin seemingly makes first public appearance after failed mutiny

Hindustan Times  

Weeks after the failed armed mutiny, chief of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed to make what would be is his first public appearance in Belarus. A video has emerged on Telegram channels linked to the mercenary group where a person, appeared to be the Wagner boss, is seen welcoming fighters and describing the recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia …

Wagner’s Prigozhin appears for the first time since failed mutiny; again criticises Russian Defence Ministry
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner’s Prigozhin appears for the first time since failed mutiny; again criticises Russian Defence Ministry

India TV News  

In a major development, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private paramilitary group, Wagner, who had disappeared from public after moving to Belarus, has again emerged in a video in which he could be seen seen criticisng Russian Defence Ministry and the execution of military operations in Ukraine. According to CNN, the video was uploaded on pro-Russian Telegram social media …

Putin met Wagner chief Prigozhin
1 year, 5 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 Wagner leader Prigozhin days after failed uprising
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin met Wagner leader Prigozhin days after failed uprising

NPR  

Putin met Wagner leader Prigozhin days after failed uprising Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and nearly three dozen of his mercenary commanders for talks in Moscow late last month — injecting new questions over the future of the mercenary force following …

Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny
1 year, 5 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 …

Kremlin's odd update on Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: ‘Russia doesn’t care if…'
1 year, 5 months ago

Kremlin's odd update on Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: ‘Russia doesn’t care if…'

Hindustan Times  

Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko said that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Russia, despite the fact that the leader was reported to be exiled in Belarus following his failed mutiny against Russian president Vladimir Putin. "Despite Peskov's statement to the contrary, I am sure that the Kremlin is quite capable of tracking Prigozhin's movements and that it knows precisely where …

‘Prigozhin Is in St Petersburg’: Belarus Prez Lukashenko Says Wagner Chief Is in Russia
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Prigozhin Is in St Petersburg’: Belarus Prez Lukashenko Says Wagner Chief Is in Russia

News 18  

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday said Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is currently in Russia. He said that fighters from Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary group will remain in Russia despite the Kremlin offering those who took part in the failed mutiny to do so. He demanded the rehaul of the entire Russia’s military leadership and its defence ministry accusing defence minister …

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin’s strategy
1 year, 5 months ago

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin’s strategy

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Last week, Lukashenko said the mercenary leader was in Belarus, but on Thursday …

Wagner boss now in Russia, says Belarus president, muddying the waters over purported deal to end mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner boss now in Russia, says Belarus president, muddying the waters over purported deal to end mutiny

CNN  

Minsk, Belarus CNN — Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is not in Belarus and it is unclear if his fighters will move to the country, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told CNN Thursday, raising new questions about the purported deal that ended Wagner’s armed rebellion last month. “But he is not on the territory of Belarus now.” His comments – and footage …

After brief exile in Belarus, Wagner boss in Russia: Lukashenko
1 year, 5 months ago

After brief exile in Belarus, Wagner boss in Russia: Lukashenko

Al Jazeera  

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia less than two weeks after leading rebellion, according to the Belarusian president. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who last month brokered a deal to end Wagner’s mutiny in Russia, has said that its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was no longer in Belarus. Lukashenko said on June 27 that Prigozhin, whose fighters briefly captured a …

Where’s Prigozhin? President of Belarus now says Wagner chief is back in Russia
1 year, 5 months ago

Where’s Prigozhin? President of Belarus now says Wagner chief is back in Russia

LA Times  

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in St. Petersburg, not in Belarus as previously supposed, the Belarusian president said. The Wagner mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his forces are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinary challenge to …

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, says Belarus' Lukashenko
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, says Belarus' Lukashenko

NPR  

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, says Belarus' Lukashenko Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images MOSCOW — The head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, nearly two weeks after Wagner's failed uprising against the country's military leadership. That's according to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, …

Analyst: ‘Uneasy ceasefire’ between Wagner, Russia after mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Analyst: ‘Uneasy ceasefire’ between Wagner, Russia after mutiny

Al Jazeera  

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was expected to relocate to Belarus under a deal brokered by Minsk. Having led an armed rebellion in Russia that sent shockwaves across the world, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was meant to relocate to Belarus as part of a deal brokered by the ex-Soviet nation’s president, Alexander Lukashenko. The Kremlin said it was not following his …

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 …

Wagner boss Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, says Lukashenko
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner boss Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, says Lukashenko

Al Jazeera  

The Belarusian leader confirms that Wagner forces are in Belarus as he hails his own role in halting the recent mutiny. Lukashenko said there would be no Wagner recruitment points in Belarus but the nation’s citizens may join the group and issued an ominous warning that those who make such a decision should realise the “danger of death” for the …

Russia: Prigozhin moved to Belarus as Kremlin dropped charges but Putin set the stage to take 'revenge'
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia: Prigozhin moved to Belarus as Kremlin dropped charges but Putin set the stage to take 'revenge'

India TV News  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escaped prosecution for his abortive armed rebellion against the Kremlin and arrived Tuesday in Belarus. Meanwhile, Moscow said preparations were underway for Wagner’s troops fighting in Ukraine, who numbered 25,000 according to Prigozhin, …

Wagner chief Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, its President Alexander Lukashenko says
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner chief Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, its President Alexander Lukashenko says

The Hindu  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escaped prosecution for his abortive armed rebellion against the Kremlin and is in Belarus, that country’s president said. Like Putin, Lukashenko portrayed the war in Ukraine as an existential threat, saying, “If Russia collapses, …

Belarus role in Russia-Wagner feud ‘boosts Lukashenko’s clout’
1 year, 5 months ago

Belarus role in Russia-Wagner feud ‘boosts Lukashenko’s clout’

Al Jazeera  

President Alexander Lukashenko has trumpeted his ‘peacekeeping’ role in quelling the Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion in Russia, raising questions about his motives. So when Lukashenko’s press service on Saturday night trumpeted his “peacekeeping” role in quelling the Wagner private army’s rebellion in neighbouring Russia, the biggest question was: What’s in it for him? “If Prigozhin stays in Belarus and manages …

Prigozhin arrives in Belarus as Lukashenko takes credit for rescuing Russia from coup
1 year, 5 months ago

Prigozhin arrives in Belarus as Lukashenko takes credit for rescuing Russia from coup

The Telegraph  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the mutinous Wagner private army, arrived for his apparent exile in Belarus as his fighters were handed a new role training the country’s army. “The security guarantees that he gave were offered: It’s true that he is in Belarus today,” Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian president, said after taking credit for rescuing Russia from a coup. …

Price of hosting Wagner is instability for Lukashenko’s Belarus
1 year, 5 months ago

Price of hosting Wagner is instability for Lukashenko’s Belarus

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin suffered a stinging public humiliation. Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus, spent much of Tuesday afternoon regaling Belarusian officials and state television with the tale of how he single handedly averted a Russian civil war. In typical Lukashenko fashion, his account mixed false modesty, blokish bravado with shameless self-promotion. But his evident enjoyment of the limelight – not …

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 …

Russia's Prigozhin says he did not aim to overthrow government
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia's Prigozhin says he did not aim to overthrow government

Firstpost  

On Saturday Prigozhin had said he was leaving for Belarus under a deal brokered by its president, Alexander Lukashenko. In Monday’s remarks he said Lukashenko had offered to let Wagner operate under a legal framework, but did not elaborate The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group re-emerged on Monday, two days after leading an aborted mutiny, saying he had never …

Russia tries to project a sense of order after mercenary revolt but uncertainty still swirls
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia tries to project a sense of order after mercenary revolt but uncertainty still swirls

The Hindu  

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine in a video released on June 26 aimed at projecting a sense of order after the country’s most serious political crisis in decades. Russia's RIA Novosti state news agency cited unidentified sources in the Prosecutor General’s office as saying …

EU urges caution as mercenary revolt raises doubts about Russian president’s grip on power
1 year, 5 months ago

EU urges caution as mercenary revolt raises doubts about Russian president’s grip on power

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union ministers urged caution Monday after a failed revolt by mercenaries in Russia raised questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and whether the mercenaries might install themselves just over the border in Belarus. For us Europeans, the only thing that matters is to support Ukraine.” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who chaired the …

Putin's back was against the wall as his old friend Prigozhin advanced. Then 'Europe's last dictator' Alexander Lukashenko stepped in
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin's back was against the wall as his old friend Prigozhin advanced. Then 'Europe's last dictator' Alexander Lukashenko stepped in

ABC  

For the briefest moment, it looked like Vladimir Putin's back was against the wall. Belarus's only president, Alexander Lukashenko, has earned himself the nickname "Europe's last dictator" after three decades in power. "Putin and Lukashenko do not get along," Emily Ferris, a Russia expert for the Royal United Services Institute, said. Entirely dependent on Putin's support to stay in office, …

‘Not overthrowing power’: Wagner boss Prigozhin defends uprising
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Not overthrowing power’: Wagner boss Prigozhin defends uprising

Al Jazeera  

Russian mercenary boss issues first statement since aborted mutiny, insists his forces reacted to being attacked by the military. Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin defended his “march on Moscow” with a convoy of tanks, saying the move was not an attempted coup and was conducted as a protest against Russia’s military leadership. Prigozhin said the way Wagner was able to …

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 …

Belarus deal to take in leader of Russian rebellion puts him in an even more repressive nation
1 year, 5 months ago

Belarus deal to take in leader of Russian rebellion puts him in an even more repressive nation

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was notorious for unbridled and profane challenges to authority even before the attempted rebellion that he mounted Saturday. Prigozhin on Sunday was uncharacteristically silent as his Wagner private army forces pulled back from Russian cities after a Kremlin announcement that he had agreed to depart for Belarus; it remains unclear whether he’s …

Live Updates | Aftermath of Russian mercenary chief's armed rebellion
1 year, 5 months ago

Live Updates | Aftermath of Russian mercenary chief's armed 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. Read our privacy policy The latest on the aftermath …

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 …

Russia says Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia says Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin

The Hindu  

The rebellious Russian mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow before abruptly reversing course will move to neighbouring Belarus and not face prosecution, the Kremlin said Saturday, as part of a deal to defuse a crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power. In a televised …

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