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War in Ukraine
Budanov says Wagner rebels breached a Russian base attempting to seize "backpack nuclear devices” during their mutiny, but the White House and US monitoring agencies cast doubt on this claim.
Jul. 11, 2023
Putin
The extent of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s high level contacts can be interpreted in one of two ways – a threat to Putin and his regime or an explanation for why the head of Wagner seems fireproof.
Jul. 10, 2023
Putin
Prigozhin’s current whereabouts are a mystery and last week Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that neither Prigozhin nor his men were in his country.
Jul. 10, 2023
Russia
Much remains unclear about the deal meant to end the Wagner mutiny, not least the whereabouts of its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Jul. 8, 2023
Russia
While Moscow state media channels toed the Kremlin line, elsewhere the Russian public were far more generous in their opinions of the mercenary chief.
Jul. 7, 2023
Russia
With the Wagner Group’s aborted coup d'état garnering only forgiveness from the Kremlin despot, Prigozhin has given Ukraine a gift: Putin has chosen to embrace the architects of his failure.
Jul. 7, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ramzan Kadyrov professes absolute loyalty to Putin, but he could help spark a North Caucasus problem that could spread to the South Caucasus.
Jul. 3, 2023
Putin
Russian history has shown that military defeat is the handmaiden of political change. Recent events could lead Russian soldiers to decide it’s better to surrender than die in a futile war.
Jul. 1, 2023
