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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

‘Gangster’ Putin committed ‘most ostentatious’ act of savagery in our lifetimes, says Boris

The former Prime Minister said it would be ‘utterly fatuous’ to place any trust in the Russian leader

The Independent UK

Russia's Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of its leader in a plane crash

The Wagner Group’s presence extends from Syria to Africa, projecting the Kremlin’s global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force and profiting on mineral wealth

The Independent UK

Belarusian leader Lukashenko says he warned Wagner chiefs to ‘watch out’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he told Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin: ‘Lads – you watch out’.

Al Jazeera

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 549

As the war enters its 549th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Yevgeny Prigozhin made ‘some serious mistakes’, says Vladimir Putin; Ukraine believed to have destroyed Russian supersonic bomber

The Guardian - AU

‘Absolute lie’: Russia denies role in Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash

Allegations that Moscow was behind aircraft explosion presumed to have killed Wagner boss are untrue, spokesman says.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued support

Strong backing for Ukraine's effort to repel Russia's invasion has been the rare issue where President Joe Biden has mustered bipartisan support

The Independent UK

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Heineken exits Russia with €1 sale of operations

Dutch multinational brewer takes €300m loss from transfer of assets to Russia’s Arnest Group

The Guardian - UK

I warned Wagner chief to watch out for threats to his life, says Belarus president Lukashenko

The Belarusian leader brokered the deal that ended a mutiny against Moscow led by Yevgeny Prigozhin two months before the plane crash that is said to have killed him

The Independent UK

The Kremlin denies causing the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin

The Kremlin is dismissing allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the apparent death of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash.

WEKU

Putin will not attend G20 summit in India next month

Russian president faces arrest if he travels abroad on war crimes warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.

Al Jazeera

Wagner leader ‘killed’ in plane crash: Your questions answered

Journalist and documentary maker Tim White on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and what it could mean for Putin’s rule

The Independent UK

Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky: ‘I don’t want my ballet to be staged in Russia ever again’

When the Ukrainian invasion began, the ballet great left a show at the Bolshoi in protest. Here he reconsiders his past ties with Russia and the silence of the cultural elite in the country of his birth

The Guardian - UK

Russian President Vladimir Putin not to attend New Delhi G20 summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in the G20 leaders’ summit to be held here during September 9-10, the Press Secretary to the Russian President Dmitry Peskov has informed the Russian media.

The Hindu

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The Week

What is the Wagner Group?

The head of the Wagner Group of mercenaries has reportedly been killed in a plane crash, putting Russia’s internal security and the future of the controversial military unit in jeopardy.

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin denies killing Yevgeny Prigozhin in plane crash

Spokesperson says western claims that Vladimir Putin was behind assassination are ‘an absolute lie’

Evening Standard

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s body ‘identified by missing finger’

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s body was identified by a missing part of his finger, it has been reported, as the British Ministry of Defence said the Russian warlord’s death would have a “deeply destabilising” impact on the private army.

The Guardian - UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin obituary

Multimillionaire Russian businessman and head of the Wagner mercenary army that played a key role in the war in Ukraine

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The Independent UK

UK: Russian mercenary chief's likely death could destabilize his private army

Britain’s defense ministry said Friday that the presumed death of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash could destabilize the Wagner Group, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria and conducted a brief but shocking mutiny in Russia

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Donald Trump surrenders in Georgia on charges he sought to overturn 2020 election

Prosecution is fourth criminal case against Trump since March, and his booking included a mugshot. Plus, the story behind a fake football school

Radio France Internationale

Putin breaks silence, offers condolences to plane crash victims

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the plane crash that reportedly killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and other senior members of the Wagner paramilitary group on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and journalists have been killed in a variety of ways

The Independent UK

What next for the Wagner Group as leader presumed dead in plane crash?

Options for the mercenary group – in the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported demise – include complete dissolution, nationalisation into the conventional Russian army or finding a new leader. Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold the key to the future

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 his former friend’s attempted mutiny and threats against Russia’s defence establishment have exposed cracks in the president’s authority

The Guardian - AU

Ten bodies recovered from plane crash, officials say; Belarusian president says he warned Prigozhin – as it happened

Flight recorders also recovered, Russian officials say; Alexander Lukashenko says he warned Wagner bosses to be aware of threats to their lives

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