Putin held talks with Wagner leader Prigozhin after aborted mutiny: Kremlin
Peskov told reporters that Putin had invited 35 people to the meeting, including Prigozhin and Wagner unit commanders, and that the meeting had lasted three hours.
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Wagner leader is supposed to be in Belarus. Lukashenko says he’s in Russia
The abortive rebellion represented the biggest threat to Putin in his more than two decades in power, exposing his weakness and eroding the Kremlin’s authority.
In Prigozhin’s shadow, the Wagner Group leader who stays out of the spotlight
Yevgeniy Prigozhin is the financier and public face of the Wagner Group, but the operational leader is Dmitry Utkin.
Putin wanted to ‘wipe out’ Prigozhin during Wagner revolt, Lukashenko says
Vladimir Putin initially vowed to crush the mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917 and then a civil war.
Putin confirms Wagner group was ‘funded by Russian state’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday confirmed that the Wagner mercenary group was entirely funded by the state, from the budget of Russia’s Ministry of Defense. According to Putin, the Russian government had paid out last year just over 8…
As Wagner boss walks free after revolt, Russia continues crackdown on critics
The Kremlin has promised not to prosecute Yevgeny Prigozhin after reaching an agreement with him that he would halt the uprising and retreat to neighboring Belarus.
Wagner Group in Belarus spells trouble, Eastern Europe’s NATO allies warn
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is trying to allay fears by some Eastern European members over exiled members of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group residing in Belarus.
Russia closes criminal investigation into Wagner rebellion
The Federal Security Service said its investigation found that those involved in the mutiny ‘ceased activities directed at committing the crime,’ so the case would not be pursued.
Wagner revolt shows ‘weakness’ of Russian regime, NATO’s Stoltenberg says
Wagner’s brief mutiny has left governments, both friendly and hostile to Moscow, looking for answers to what could happen next in Russia.
Russia’s defence minister makes 1st public appearance after Wagner military revolt
Uncertainty is swirling about the long-term impact on the Ukraine war of a brief armed rebellion in Russia led by Wagner mercenary group chief.