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Russia: Wagner is 'no friend to the West' in fight for Moscow, expert warns

Dr Colin Alexander, who is an expert in political communications from Nottingham Trent University, has offered tonight a commentary on the ongoing situation in Russia

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023

Wagner mutiny: how the world reacted

Ukraine said Yevgeny Prigozhin’s uprising reflected Russia’s ‘full-scale weakness’ as western allies watched closely

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Ukraine responds to Wagner mutiny in Russia with caution, hope

While the leadership in Kyiv is weighing how best to seize the moment, average Ukrainians are far less optimistic.

Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2023

Putin Orders Military Action Against Paramilitary Group Wagner

Russian military helicopters open fire on Wagner convoy after group seizes southern city, prompting Putin's vow to defend Russia.

Zenger · Jun 24, 2023

Kremlin denies Putin has fled Moscow as Russia president’s plane ‘disappears’

Plane used by Russian president disappears from flight tracker after leaving Moscow

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin - Wagner's leader from ex-hotdog vendor to leading fight against Putin

The former hotdog vendor, who benefitted from having Putin as a powerful patron, has now moved into his most dangerous role yet: preaching open rebellion against his country's military leadership

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023

Global unease over mutiny in Russia

Countries around the world were closely watching events unfolding on Saturday in Russia, where a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group posed the most serious challenge yet to President Vladimir Putin’s long rule.

Bangkok Post · Jun 24, 2023

Putin accuses Wagner boss of treason and vows to squash uprising

The uprising is the biggest threat to Putin's rule since he came to power more than two decades ago.

Axios · Jun 24, 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner boss who led an armed rebellion in Russia

The head of the Russian Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said overnight he had taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust Russia’s defence minister. The 62-year-old's open challenge to Moscow’s military comes after months of growing tensions over the conduct of the…

France 24 · Jun 24, 2023

Wagner Group launches rebellion against Russian military establishment

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin called for an armed uprising to topple Russia's military establishment on Friday, prompting President Vladimir Putin to denounce the mercenaries' actions as "treason" and Russian authorities to call for Prigozhin’s arrest. British intelligence said early Saturday that some of the group's forces were heading towards…

France 24 · Jun 24, 2023