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Putin's Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends -- but not for him

On June 23, 2023, 16 months into Russia’s war with Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia’s now disbanded potent mercenary fighting force and a protégé of Russian President Vladimir, turned his troops on the Russian military and, ostensibly, the Kremlin itself.

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023

‘Don’t see why not’: China envoy on backing Ukraine’s ’91 borders

China’s EU envoy, Fu Cong, says Beijing respects the territorial integrity of all countries and stands for peace.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2023

Glasgow hosts Nato military exercise after Russia forces change of venue

GLASGOW is hosting a Nato military exercise after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced a change from the usual venue.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2023

West's backing for Ukraine has hit Russian military 'without NATO firing a shot'

British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey pointed to the Kremlin's losses as evidence of how NATO's support for Kyiv had harmed Russian forces without the alliance needing to fire weapons

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

Belarus role in Russia-Wagner feud ‘boosts Lukashenko’s clout’

President Alexander Lukashenko has trumpeted his ‘peacekeeping’ role in quelling the Wagner rebellion in Russia.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2023

First Thing: Biden says US not involved in Russia’s Wagner mutiny

Ukraine’s western allies make pointed effort of being seen to stay out of the short-lived rebellion. Plus, why one country is considering digitally cloning itself

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik remembers a ‘religious’ experience during stormy concert

ATLANTA — John Ondrasik, the man behind Five for Fighting, hit it big in the early 2000s courtesy of his breakthrough song “Superman,” which became an anthem of sorts after 9/11.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

Russia prepares to transfer Wagner hardware to army

MOSCOW: Russia was preparing on Tuesday to take possession of heavy military hardware held by Wagner as Moscow moved to bring the mercenary group under its control after its aborted mutiny.

Bangkok Post · Jun 27, 2023

Andreas Kluth: Putin's biggest mistakes in the Wagner uprising

Russian President Vladimir Putin is damaged goods. He may have survived this weekend’s mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group of mercenaries. In reacting as he did, though, Putin not only made himself even weaker, but planted the idea of his impotence in the minds of Russians and the…

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

Editorial: Russian roulette: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group rebellion sputters out but the Ukraine war continues

During the failed August 1991 putsch in Russia, the good guys were reformers Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. The bad guys were an incompetent claque of the military and KGB within the Politburo and the rebellion fizzled when Yeltsin climbed on that tank in Moscow. The Kremlin’s nukes were kept…

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023