Kremlin quiet on fate of Russian general with links to Wagner boss Sergei Surovikin reportedly questioned by security services after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Yes, Xi Jinping Is A Dictator What’s Xi Jinping getting his knickers in a knot about? Zenger · Jun 29, 2023
OPINION - Plot thickens on Wagner mercenaries mutiny and the missing general Analysis: Washington and Whitehall knew two days ahead of the march into Rostov as war enters yet another critical phase Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023
The failed Wagner coup shows Vladimir Putin’s regime remains stubbornly strong The Russian leader’s show of mercy towards Yevgeny Prigozhin was a shrewd move, says Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Stag do mishaps, pizza origins, and a very ugly dog – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 491 of the invasion Death toll in Kramatorsk rocket attack rises to 12 as rescue operations end; Ukraine claims to be making advances towards Berdiansk and Mariupol The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023
Lionel Laurent: Ukraine allies shouldn’t overplay their hand on Putin For the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is fighting to defend the home front and not the frontline. He looks weaker, humiliated and more distracted than before mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin mounted his short-lived challenge, boosting the morale of Kyiv and allies amid a grueling counter-offensive… Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Russian army general Sergei ‘Armageddon’ Surovikin ‘arrested’ amid reports he knew of Wagner revolt plans US intelligence says Sergei Surovikin knew about the military rebellion at least a couple of days before it happened Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023
EU warns against unstable and dangerous Russia in wake of mutiny The EU will on Thursday discuss the repercussions of the Wagner Group's aborted rebellion in Russia as they look at further its aid to Ukraine in the wake of Moscow's invasion. NATO chief head Jens Stoltenberg is also set to meet with the bloc. Elsewhere, Ukraine held drills in Zaporizhzhia… France 24 · Jun 29, 2023
Russia ‘arrests General Armageddon’ over knowledge of Wagner mutiny Moscow plays down report, saying there ‘was and would be a lot of speculation and gossip’ The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
China unlikely to be worried by ‘weaker Putin’ post Wagner revolt ‘New era’ ties likely to continue given China and Russia’s shared concerns, with Beijing the power in the relationship. Al Jazeera · Jun 29, 2023
Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord The dramatic rebellion by a mercenary warlord in Russia that challenged President Vladimir Putin was punctuated by dramatic language of the key protagonists – and some long silences The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Ukraine Russia – live: Wagner still in war near Bakhmut despite Putin’s ban and mutiny, says Pentagon Yevgeny Prigozhin told his mercenaries will no longer be fighting in Ukraine, a senior Moscow politician said The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Wagner mutiny shows ‘cracks’ in Russia, says Scholz, as Putin makes rare outing German chancellor says uprising is sign of weakness as Russian president greets crowds in Derbent The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023
France 24 · Jun 28, 2023 Business as usual? Russia and Africa after Wagner uprising A continent away from the Kremlin, a host of African strongmen are now waiting for the chips to fall in Moscow. Russia's foreign minister took to the airwaves on Monday to immediately insist that it's business as usual for the Wagner Group's ties to the continent. Why the haste? It…
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023 Twin sisters, aged 14, among at least 11 dead in Russian missile strike on pizza restaurant in Ukraine Rescue teams are still looking both possible survivors and bodies under the rubble in the city of Kramatorsk
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023 Russian general who may have known about Wagner mutiny goes missing US intelligence claims Gen Sergei Surovikin, who has close ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin, had prior knowledge of uprising
Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023 Vladimir Putin ramps up security amid rumours of revenge purge over A number of senior Wagner Group executives and a handful of oligarchs have been earmarked for the Russian president’s hit squads, it is believed
Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2023 As Wagner troops marched on Moscow, Ukraine made further gains Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position weakened by the Wagner Group’s mutiny amid Ukraine war, analysts say.
France 24 · Jun 28, 2023 Prigozhin’s mutiny, Putin’s mess: how Lukashenko came out looking like a ‘tactical winner’ The Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking credit for stepping in to broker Wagner’s retreat and saving Russia from chaos. FRANCE 24 spoke to Pavel Slunkin, a former Belarusian diplomat, who shed light on what this means for Lukasheko's relationship with Moscow, his own security and the course of the…
Zenger · Jun 28, 2023 Russian Mercenary Leader’s March On Moscow Rattles Putin’s Command Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion exposes fragility within Putin's leadership, with potential impacts on war efforts.
Miami Herald · Jun 28, 2023 After Wagner revolt, Russian defense minister Shoigu meets with head of Cuba’s armed forces Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted Cuba’s Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Gen. Alvaro Lopez Miera, ion Tuesday in what appears to be his first public meeting with a foreign official after the Wagner mercenary group’s boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, led a brief armed rebellion and demanded his dismissal.
Bangkok Post · Jun 28, 2023 Prigozhin ‘aimed to capture Russian generals’ WASHINGTON: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin aimed to detain the heads of the Russian military in last week’s mutiny, but they discovered his planned rebellion early and avoided capture, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2023 What future awaits Russia’s Wagner army and its boss, Prigozhin? Observers say Yevgeny Prigozhin is ‘doomed’ after turning on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Putin steps up effort to undercut Wagner leader after revolt President Vladimir Putin sought to cast the Wagner leader who rose against him as corrupt, even as he said the Kremlin was financing the mercenary’s operations.