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The Putin body double and health rumours that won’t go away

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

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

A week after an armed rebellion rattled Russia, key details about it are still shrouded in mystery

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

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

What Beijing's muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it doesn't

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.

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 492

As the war enters it 492nd day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2023

Belarusian exiles’ hopes dashed as Lukashenko boasts of saving Putin

Opposition plans to overthrow Moscow-backed dictator are back on hold after his role in halting Wagner mutiny

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Top Russian General Surovikin quizzed over mutiny challenging Putin’s rule

Investigators have questioned one of Russia’s top generals about the failed mutiny that presented the greatest challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s quarter-century rule.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

Russian bank executive, 28, dies in mystery plunge from window of her Moscow apartment

Kristina Baikova, who was the vice-president of Loko Bank at the age of just 28, fell out of the apartment window on in Moscow on the evening of June 23

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Belarus leader welcomes Wagner forces but others in the country see them as a threat

As life in Russia returns to normal after an armed rebellion by a mercenary group, tensions are rising in and around its neighbor Belarus, where the exiled leader of the force and some of its fighters are settling in

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Kremlin quiet on fate of Russian general with links to Wagner boss

Sergei Surovikin reportedly questioned by security services after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Vladimir Putin meet-and-greet sparks speculation Russian president is using body double

The president entered a cheering crowd where he shook hands, and posed for photos with fans

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023