The Kremlin accused the Wall Street Journal of publishing “pulp fiction” on Friday after it reported that the death of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash had been orchestrated by Russian security official Nikolai Patrushev. The WSJ reported that Prigozhin’s private jet was downed by a small bomb placed under a wing. Its … Read more
For President Vladimir Putin, winning reelection will probably be the easy part. His sweeping grip on Russia‘s political scene has virtually assured him another six-year term that would extend his two dozen years in power. More daunting will be the thorny challenges that lie ahead. The stalemated war in Ukraine, unyielding Western pressure that compounds … Read more
A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin-financed mercenary leader, following a suspicious plane crash two months after his brief mutiny that challenged the authority of President Vladimir Putin. His spokespeople said on Tuesday a service took place behind closed doors, and directed “those … Read more
This photograph posted on a Wagner linked Telegram channel @grey_zone on August 23, 2023, shows a burning plane wreckage near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver region. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said his country had “nothing to do” with the presumed death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane … Read more
Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Russian private mercenary group Wagner. | Photo Credit: Reuters With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover With Vikram, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, successfully landing on the surface of moon on Wednesday, the focus has now moved to the rover in its belly, Pragyan. Years of … Read more
Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, gives an address in camouflage and with a weapon in his hands in a desert area at an unknown location, in this still image taken from video possibly shot in Africa and published August 21, 2023. Photo: PMC Wagner via Telegram via Reuters Russian mercenary chief … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, speaks with Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, left, and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, after a meeting with senior military officers in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion … Read more
File picture of the head of Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly in St. Petersburg, Russia | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in St. Petersburg and his Wagner troops have remained at the camps where they had stayed before an abortive mutiny, the president of Belarus said Thursday. Belarusian President Alexander … Read more
Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escaped prosecution for his abortive armed rebellion against the Kremlin and arrived Tuesday in Belarus. The exile of the 62-year-old owner of the Wagner Group was part of a … Read more
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu makes his first public appearance Monday since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP The Russian capital Moscow on Monday lifted an “anti-terrorist” security regime it had imposed over the weekend when mutinous Wagner mercenaries threatened to storm the city. The city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, announced … Read more