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Business as usual? Russia and Africa after Wagner uprising

A continent away from the Kremlin, a host of African strongmen are now waiting for the chips to fall in Moscow. Russia's foreign minister took to the airwaves on Monday to immediately insist that it's business as usual for the Wagner Group's ties to the continent. Why the haste? It…

France 24

Twin sisters, aged 14, among at least 11 dead in Russian missile strike on pizza restaurant in Ukraine

Rescue teams are still looking both possible survivors and bodies under the rubble in the city of Kramatorsk

The Independent UK

Joe Biden says Vladimir Putin is 'losing the war in IRAQ' in major gaffe

US President Joe Biden confused the war in Ukraine with the 'war in Iraq' in a latest gaffe in front of reporters outside the White House, while speaking about Russia and Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror

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Russian general who may have known about Wagner mutiny goes missing

US intelligence claims Gen Sergei Surovikin, who has close ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin, had prior knowledge of uprising

The Guardian - UK

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

Observers say Yevgeny Prigozhin is ‘doomed’ after turning on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

Putin steps up effort to undercut Wagner leader after revolt

President Vladimir Putin sought to cast the Wagner leader who rose against him as corrupt, even as he said the Kremlin was financing the mercenary’s operations.

Tribune News Service

Putin claims he’s back in control. Russia’s elite isn’t so sure

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin tried this week to show he was firmly in control after the dramatic attempted mutiny by mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Top Russian general arrested after going missing amid claims he knew about Wagner mutiny

It is alleged that General Sergei ‘Armageddon’ Surovikin is being held at the Lefortovo pre-trial detention centre over a plot to oust defence minister Sergei Shoigu

Daily Mirror

Wagner chief Prigozhin holed up in windowless hotel to avoid being assassinated by Putin

Mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, 62, who was a convict and hot dog seller in a previous life, is staying in a hotel in the capital of Belarus, Minsk, where he has been exiled after calling off his brief uprising

Daily Mirror

The Russian coup-that-wasn’t fell flat. The next one might not

While some analysts have argued that Putin’s rule was never truly threatened, Putin’s actions suggest he believed otherwise

The Guardian - US

Putin steps up efforts to undercut Wagner leader after rebellion

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin sought to cast the Wagner leader who rose against him as corrupt, even as he said the Kremlin was financing the mercenary’s operations.

The Times of India

Wagner debacle in Russia raises red flags for African states and how they manage their security

The brief rebellion led against the Kremlin by the head of the Wagner mercenary forces in Russia last week sent shock waves across the world.

The Conversation

Editorial: Prigozhin embarked on mutiny, but long ago Putin betrayed his nation

There’s a good deal of poetic justice weaving through the surreal coup attempt over the weekend that enveloped Russia in chaos and posed a grave threat to Vladimir Putin’s 23-year grip on power.

Chicago Tribune

Wagner boss Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, says Lukashenko

The Belarusian leader confirms that Wagner forces are in Belarus as he hails his own role in halting the recent mutiny.

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France 24

Time 'to welcome Sweden as a full member of NATO', says Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he has called a meeting of senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland on July 6 to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military organisation. "The time is now to welcome Sweden as a full member of NATO," Stoltenberg told reporters…

Al Jazeera

NATO will defend members from threat of Wagner forces in Belarus

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says military alliance will protect members from threats by either ‘Moscow or Minsk’.

Salon

Putin war yields dividends — not for him

Putin achieved everything that he did not desire

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France 24

Julius Maada Bio reelected in Sierra Leone for second term as president

In tonight's edition: Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio is reelected for a second term with over 56 percent of Saturday's vote, but the opposition is crying foul. Also, Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga calls for disobedience from his followers over the government's latest raft of tax hikes. Plus…

France 24

Putin's defence chief Shoigu survived Wagner’s challenge – but for how long?

Russia’s embattled defence minister was in the hot seat long before Yevgeny Prigozhin sent his Wagner mercenaries racing to Moscow on a stated mission to oust him. The latter’s failure shows President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his long-time confidant – at least for now.

France 24

What does the future hold for Wagner in Africa after the failed rebellion?

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said that Wagner group troops would continue to operate in Mali and the Central African Republic following the rebellion led by their commander Yevgeny Prigozhin last weekend. Lavrov’s words came amid questions over the private militia’s role in Africa after more than five…

The Independent UK

Russian militia maintains ruthless role in Africa after failed rebellion

The Russian mercenary group that briefly rebelled against President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses

France 24

Putin's move: What next for Prigozhin and Russia's war in Ukraine?

What is a wounded bear to do? Good luck deducing Vladimir Putin’s next move he makes a return to the public eye in the wake of Saturday's aborted march on Moscow by Yevgeny Prigozhin's irregulars. What are the true intentions of the master of the Kremlin? With Belarus's president now…

The Independent UK

Putin admits Moscow paid Wagner mercenaries £800m in wages in a year – and that his forces ‘stopped civil war’

Russian president says mercenary group was funded by the state, after years of denials, as group’s leader arrives in Belarus as part of deal that ended mutiny

The Guardian - UK

Belarusian leader confirms arrival of exiled Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

Moscow claims paramilitaries have agreed to hand over weapons after failed Rostov uprising

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