The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Jet linked to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘lands in Belarus’

There was no immediate identification of who was on board

Evening Standard · 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

Jets linked to Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrive in Belarus ‘for exile’

Flight tracking information shows two planes arrived in Belarus from Russia, amid Yevgeny Prigozhin’s exile rumours following his failed coup attempt

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

How the Wagner rebellion inside Russia affects the war in Ukraine

More than a year after Russian tanks first rolled toward Kyiv, Russian authorities were blocking roads and bridges to defend their own capital.

Axios · Jun 26, 2023

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

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

Morning Mail: Putin says mutiny leaders ‘betrayed their country’, Albanese’s approval falls, women win Ashes Test

Russian president makes appearance in late-night TV address, and Australian government ministers to tour country to drum up voice support as PM’s approval ratings slump

The Guardian - AU · 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

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

Russia on alert as '8,000 Wagner rebels' assemble close to base with nuclear weapons

Foreign Minister James Celeverly said he felt 'uncomfortable' about Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a military base home to nuclear weapons, telling the Commons he was keeping a 'very close eye' on the situation

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023