The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Syrian authorities swiftly moved to isolate and control Wagner operatives after the mercenary group staged a rebellion.

The public broadcast of police raids on Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s home and office are an obvious attack on the mercenary’s cherished reputation as a straight-talking patriot fighting against corruption – and, experts say, a warning to anyone else who might challenge President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

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That's in contrast to the deal worked out after the failed uprising last month. The Kremlin had said the Wagner group leader would be exiled to neighboring Belarus but would not face charges.

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was expected to relocate to Belarus, but Lukashenko says he’s in Russia.

The chief of the Wagner private army that staged an aborted rebellion against the Kremlin’s military leadership last month is back in Russia, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

The general was once seen as being President Putin’s successor. Now his credibility is in question, analysts say.

Yevgeny Prigozhin "is in St. Petersburg," Lukashenko said.

The ousted boss of the Wagner mercenary group is in Russia despite agreeing to relocate to Belarus, president Alexander Lukashenko has said.