
Russian general is believed to be detained in aftermath of Wagner mutiny
It’s not clear whether Surovikin faces any charges or where he is being held, reflecting the opaque world of the Kremlin’s politics and uncertainty after the revolt
It’s not clear whether Surovikin faces any charges or where he is being held, reflecting the opaque world of the Kremlin’s politics and uncertainty after the revolt
At least 11 people died in a Russian attack on a restaurant in Kramatorsk, where Colombians on a solidarity mission were having dinner
The Russian president came out of the crisis caused by the Wagner rebellion weakened, but he has not yet been defeated. He has merely avoided a decisive fall
Officials also claim there are indications other Russian generals may have supported Prigozhin’s attempt to forcibly change the leadership of the Defense Ministry
Following the aborted uprising, it remains unclear where Prigozhin’s 20,000-25,000 mercenaries are deployed and what their next move will be after their leader’s exile
Over the last 20 years, Russia has invested heavily in systems capable of attacking the network of underwater cables that account for 95% of all online traffic
China’s ruling Communist Party called the swift end of the 22-hour revolt Moscow’s ‘internal affair,’ with state media affirming China’s support for Russia
Those prisoners agreeing to join the mercenary group were promised freedom after their service, but cases where these recruits are involved in violent crimes are causing alarm
Russian authorities said Tuesday that they have closed a criminal investigation into the Wagner uprising and are pressing no charges against Prigozhin or his followers
The support received by the mercenary group is threatening the united front that the Kremlin is trying to build
The Russian president said all necessary measures have been taken to protect the country and the people from the rebellion. He blamed ‘Russia’s enemies’ and said they ‘miscalculated’
The president said Monday that he spoke to allies over the weekend, and they are all in sync in working to ensure that they give Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘no excuse to blame this on the West’
Around 99% of residential buildings and 80% of the houses are damaged or destroyed in the town, which is close to the front where the Wagner Group gained greater prominence
Aleksandr Lukashenko has the best political instincts in Europe. The Belarusian leader is now in a position to mediate between the Kremlin and the mercenaries, and could perhaps play the role of arbitrator between Moscow and the West
The end of the rebellion has raised questions about what will happen to the mercenary group, which acts as the Kremlin’s unofficial armed wing in countries such as Mali and the Central African Republic
The main unknown in Wagner’s attempted rebellion is whether Prigozhin’s uprising is an isolated act of a defiant coup plotter, the figurehead of one (or several) Kremlin families, or both
Life in Moscow and the southwest border with Ukraine has returned to normal after the mercenaries stopped their march towards the Russian capital, but the security crisis has called into question Putin’s strongman image
Washington’s greatest concern in the face of a possible rebellion led by Prigozhin centered on control of Russia’s nuclear arsenal
Prigozhin said he was ordering his troops to halt their march on Moscow after reaching a deal to resolve the crisis. The Kremlin announced that it will drop charges against the mercenary leader, who can take refuge in Belarus
While Putin and Prigozhin scuffle, the front is left unprotected. Meanwhile, President Zelensky is celebrating a new sign of Russian weakness
‘The longer Russia keeps its troops and mercenaries on our land, the more chaos, pain and problems it will have,’ President Zelenskiy warned
The head of the private security company Wagner has raised his profile during the war in Ukraine. His attack poses a major challenge to the Kremlin
El grupo de mercenarios rusos, con Yevgueni Prigozhin a la cabeza, ha llamado a levantarse contra el poder del Kremlin
After the deal was reached Saturday, Prigozhin said he was ordering his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops. The deal appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis
Prigozhin posted a series of angry video and audio recordings in which he accused Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering a rocket strike Friday on Wagner’s field camps in Ukraine
Members of the Ukrainian Police’s special forces are engaged in fighting in their home region, spurred on by the desire to liberate their relatives from the occupied zones
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the Security Council that he is ‘appalled’ by the high number of ‘grave violations’ against children in Ukraine in 2022