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The Latest Breaking News from Sergei Shoigu

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

Putin tells security staff they prevented civil war as Prigozhin lands in Belarus

Russian president makes address at Kremlin and says that Wagner was entirely financed by state – despite years of denials

The Guardian - UK

Russia drops charges against mercenary leader and others involved in brief rebellion

The announcement follows the Kremlin's earlier pledge not to prosecute Yevgeny Prigozhin and his fighters after he stopped the revolt, even though President Vladimir Putin labeled them as traitors.

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Commentary: The Wagner mutiny leaves Putin a naked emperor

The mutiny by caterer Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary army ended on Saturday before it really began. Prigozhin apparently has been persuaded to desist by Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus, who agreed to let him move to his country, presumably with part of his fighting force. But his escapade’s consequences…

Tribune News Service

Whereabouts and fate of Russian mercenary leader remain a mystery after revolt

The whereabouts of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remain a mystery after Russian President Vladimir Putin once again blasted organizers of a weekend rebellion as traitors who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its Western allies

The Independent UK

Lukashenko confirms Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus; Putin hails military for ‘stopping civil war’ – as it happened

Lukashenko appears to have confirmed Yevgeney Prigozhin has landed in Belarus; Russian president says army and the people were not on Wagner side

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 489 of the invasion

Lukashenko confirms Prigozhin is in Belarus; Putin tells security forces they averted a ‘civil war’; Zelenskiy claims advances ‘in all directions’

The Guardian - AU

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Putin blasts Wagner ‘traitors’ after Prigozhin denies coup plot

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned leaders of the Wagner mercenary group as traitors to Russia in a late-night speech to the nation, his first public comments since the mutiny that posed the most serious threat to his nearly quarter-century rule.

Tribune News Service

Wagner mutiny exposed Putin's weakness

While the mutiny was short-lived and its goals unclear, it will have lasting effects

Salon

Biden says US, NATO had no involvement in Wagner uprising

US president says NATO allies made sure there was ‘no excuse’ for Russia to blame the Wagner rebellion on the West.

Al Jazeera

Rebellion in Russia: on the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner private military company

Vladimir Putin may have brought temporary peace between his generals and warlords, but the reasons behind the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin remain unaddressed

The Hindu

Wagner fighters said to be returning to Ukraine bases as recruitment continues

Mercenaries are ‘recovering, eating and repairing gear’, says source, as some Russian officials call for them to be disarmed

The Guardian - UK

Wagner chief says he had no plan to overthrow Putin’s government

Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin broke his silence for the first time since leading an armed rebellion to insist he had no intention of ousting President Vladimir Putin’s government.

Tribune News Service

Moscow’s fallout with Wagner: Your guide to the Russian rebellion

What’s next for Prigozhin and his men, and why have they been warring with military chiefs? Here are key things to know.

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Bangkok Post

Putin: the beginning of the end?

PARIS - The revolt by the Wagner mercenary group has exposed glaring weaknesses in the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising questions over his capacity to weather the growing threats to his political survival, analysts say.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s defence minister ‘rushes to war zone’ to face down bid to oust him

Sergei Shoigu, Vladimir Putin's defence minister has been filmed in the war zone flying over military positions and talking with his commanders as he faces down attempt to oust him

The Independent UK

Who is Sergei Shoigu? Military commander at centre of Russia Wagner crisis

Defence minister shown speaking to troops and making helicopter visit

Reason

Anticlimactic End to Wagner Group's Armed Rebellion in Russia

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The Week

Prigozhin’s revolt: is Russia really heading for ‘sudden collapse’?

Britain must be ready for the end of Vladimir Putin’s rule in Russia, government insiders have warned following the Wagner Group’s failed revolt at the weekend.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia attempts to restore calm after Wagner mutiny

Footage shows defence minister Sergei Shoigu visiting troops in Ukraine. Plus, how El Niño is affecting global heating in 2023

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Fallout from Russian mercenary armed revolt

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 488 of the invasion

Russia releases images of defence minister visiting occupied Ukraine; criminal case reported to still be open on Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Guardian - UK

Russian PM calls on country to unite behind Vladimir Putin

Mikhail Mishustin says Russia has faced ‘a challenge to its stability’ after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny

The Independent UK

What is the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but the Wagner leader’s threats against the country’s military leadership show tensions escalating to an alarming extent

The Independent UK

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