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In today’s newsletter: Over the weekend, Russian mercenary group Wagner marched on Moscow, only to turn back at the last moment. Why did one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies turn on him – and how was bloodshed averted?

Never during the 23 years of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule has he faced the kind of challenge posed by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s insurrection over the weekend.

For the first time in his more than 20-year rule, President Vladimir Putin’s power appeared to hang in the balance this weekend

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Blink and you could have missed it. Within 36 hours, the challenge mounted against the Kremlin by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary private military company the Wagner Group, was over. On Friday June 23 2023, Prigozhin ordered 25,000 of his troops on to a “march for justice”, which…

Driven by his feud with the defence minister, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion has petered out … for now

Speculation abounds on social media, but experts warn against drawing conclusions on the fate of the Wagner Group.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin triggered a crisis in Russia on Saturday with an armed rebellion headed to Moscow. But by the following day, the 62-year-old mercenary leader appeared to have played all of his cards and now faces a negotiated exile in Belarus along with some of his troops.

Despite ending his revolt, the mercenary chief will continue be a thorn in the Kremlin’s side unless he retires quietly to Belarus