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Yevgeny Prigozhin agrees to move to Belarus after negotiated end to what was in effect Russia’s first armed coup in decades

Ukrainian president discusses situation in Russia with Joe Biden

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is to leave Russia under a deal brokered by Belarus.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is Wagner Group chief, will move to Belarus under the agreement following his dramatic decision to call off the coup in Russia to avoid "shedding Russian blood"

Backdown by Yevgeny Prigozhin came after Belarus’s leader negotiated with him to end the mutiny.

Belarus President Putin Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly been spotted fleeing after mercenaries from the Wagner Group say they are preparing to takeover Moscow

So the Ukrainian counteroffensive is well and truly underway, even if progress is measured in metres rather than the rapid advances that characterised Ukraine’s highly successful push last autumn. Volodymyr Zelensky himself has confirmed this, saying progress has been “slower than desired” and noting that the Russian invaders have mined…

Modern protest movements, like the ongoing protests in Iran, often center around women who have been killed or harmed by agents of authoritarian governments. While it can be easy to chalk up this consistent, state-sponsored abuse of women to simple sexism, researchers say there is a deeper story at play.

The threat of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is “real” and “absolutely irresponsible”, according to the US president, Joe Biden. He was reacting to questioning from journalists as to whether he believed Belarus had been taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons.

A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses against political opposition groups

United States President Joe Biden says the risk that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use nuclear tactical weapons deployed to Belarus is 'real'.