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Kremlin denies issuing media with guidance to suppress mentions of mercenary boss

The Kremlin on Thursday denied it had issued state media with formal recommendations suggesting they stop mentioning the Wagner mercenary group or its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin after what looked like a leaked guidance document surfaced online.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Who are the Wagner mercenaries and why are they so involved in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but their leader’s frank dispatches have increasingly rattled the Moscow establishment

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin

His private army is pushing hard to give Russia a battlefield win in Ukraine, but mounting evidence suggests the Kremlin has moved to curb what it sees as the excessive political clout of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Ex-Putin aide talks about nuclear attack on UK cities in bizarre rant

London is potential target, says Kremlin sympathiser

Wales Online · Sep 21, 2022

PM accuses Putin of ‘sabre rattling’ over nuclear threats and reservists call-up

Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted he was not bluffing as he appeared to threaten the use of nuclear weapons if his country was threatened.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Vladimir Putin ally threatens London with nuclear attack in chilling BBC interview

Vladimir Putin has issued an alarming threat against the West and said it is "not a bluff" that he could use nuclear weapons. His former adviser, Sergei Markov, told the BBC that London is a potential target if he does

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

Pro-Kremlin political analyst says it's 'possible' Vladimir Putin would use nuclear weapons against Britain

Sergei Markov was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme

Manchester Evening News · Sep 21, 2022

Putin calls up 300,000 reservists and threatens West as Ukraine war escalates

Russian president Vladimir Putin said he was not bluffing as he issued a threat to use nuclear weapons to protect his country.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Russian troops leaving behind weapons and munitions in Ukraine counteroffensive

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive.

WEKU · Sep 12, 2022

Ukraine claims its troops are within 30 miles of Russian border as Kyiv makes further gains

‘The Russian army ... is demonstrating the best that it can do, showing its back’, crows President Zelensky

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022