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Russian officials were also scared of ‘reputation damage’ as many international delegations would not have attended

Russia launches overnight drone attacks on Kyiv after 12-day hiatus

The Wagner mutiny has damaged the Russian president’s standing but close watchers of the Kremlin believe he is biding his time before responding

A mutiny launched by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin fizzled out in 24 hours but the aftershocks will continue to be felt for months – and beyond

A week after an abortive uprising by a mercenary chief shook his authority, Vladimir Putin’s efforts to reassert his control are showing cracks.

Key players in events stemming from last weekend's armed rebellion in Russia include mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Gen. Sergei Surovikin

The usually isolated Russian leader raised eyebrows after greeting fans and kissing a girl in rare public appearance, Holly Evans writes

A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising remain shrouded in mystery

As mercenary troops bore down on Moscow on June 24, 2023, it likely wasn’t only Russian President Vladimir Putin and his governing elite in Russia who were looking on with concern. Over in China, too, there may have been some concerned faces.

Ukraine continues to claim its counteroffensive is making progress in ‘all directions’; Russia is reported to be pulling staff out of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The short-lived rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the mercenary Wagner Group, did not yet jettison the Kremlin's military leadership. But it may have had a more profound domestic and geopolitical impact: piercing the aura of invincibility so carefully cultivated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.