The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

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 · Jun 26, 2023

Putin Calls For Justice After Russia Narrowly Avoids A Coup

Mercenary group's rebellion against military leadership ends in anticlimactic pullback

Zenger · Jun 26, 2023

Biden says US played no role in Russia’s Wagner mutiny: ‘We were not involved’

The short-lived rebellion by the mercenary group posed a serious challenge to Vladimir Putin’s rule in Russia

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2023

'Stephen Lawrence suspect revelation too late for family - but not too late for Met Police'

News that Matthew White should also have faced charges over the racist murder which rocked our nation are a tough reminder of the changes still needed in the Met following the Casey Review

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023

Putin insists Russia is united after the Wagner Group uprising, vows to uphold deal

In a brief five-minute speech, Putin seemed to reaffirm a deal he reached to end the conflict, which resulted in Wagner Group commander Yevgeny Prigozhin being exiled to Belarus.

WEKU · Jun 26, 2023

Putin says organizers of Wagner rebellion "will be brought to justice"

"Any kind of blackmail is doomed to failure," he added.

Axios · Jun 26, 2023

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 · Jun 26, 2023

Putin signs bill to rename Russia's WWII victory day

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law on Saturday to rename the "Day of the End of World War II" on Sept. 3 to the "Day of Victory over Militaristic Japan and the end of World War II."

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 26, 2023

Prigozhin denies he planned coup, says Wagner will survive

Yevgeny Prigozhin broke his silence Monday for the first time since leading an armed rebellion, saying he wasn’t trying to oust Vladimir Putin’s government but would keep his Wagner mercenary company going despite official efforts to shut it down.

Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2023

Defiant Putin vows to punish Wagner rebels as he breaks cover for first time since coup

Vladimir Putin gave a blistering live address to the world as he accused Wagner rebels of betraying Russia and claimed the West and Ukraine had been involved in the failed coup

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023