NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the alliance is prepared to defend itself from any threat posed by Wagner fighters who go to Belarus. After Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived uprising, Wagner members have the option of signing contracts with...
Hawks in Congress Say Prigozhin Rebellion Should Mean More Ukraine Aid
Yevgeny Prigozhin's brief rebellion against the Russian government has given hawks in Congress more ammunition to argue for additional spending on the Ukraine war, POLITICO reported Tuesday. The argument is that the fractures in Russia are proof Western military...
Russia’s FSB Closes Investigation Into Prigozhin Mutiny
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Tuesday that it closed the investigation of the short-lived uprising launched by some members of the Wagner Group and its now-exiled leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. As part of a deal to end the crisis, Russian President...
Lukashenko Says Prigozhin Is in Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday said that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus following his short-lived mutiny in Russia. "Yes, indeed, he is in Belarus today," Lukashenko said, according to the Belarusian news agency BELTA. The...
Lavrov Calls Claims That Russia Is Planning Attack on Nuclear Plant ‘Nonsense’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Ukrainian allegations about Russia planning an attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are "utter nonsense." Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia was planning a "terrorist...
Putin Tells Wagner Fighters He Will Uphold Commitments to Deal That Ended Mutiny
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday night delivered his first address to Russia after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived uprising ended, vowing to Wagner fighters that he would uphold his side of the deal that was reached to end the mutiny. Putin...
Blinken on Russia Crisis: ‘We Haven’t Seen the Last Act’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested on Sunday that the US was expecting more unrest in Russia following Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's two-day uprising. "I think we're in the midst of a moving picture. We haven't seen the last act. We're watching it very...
Reports Say US Intelligence Knew Prigozhin Was Planning Mutiny in Russia
Several US media outlets are claiming that US intelligence was aware Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning to take military action against Russia's defense establishment before his short-lived uprising began on Friday. According to a report from The New York...
Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending ‘Insurrection’
This is an updated version of a previous article. Russia’s Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow and agreed to stand down after launching a two-day mutiny and seizing a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Kremlin said it would drop all charges...
Wagner Chief Attempts ‘Armed Insurrection’ in Russia: Kremlin
The head of Russia’s Wagner private military firm, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has claimed to have captured a military facility in the Russian city of Rostov, after the mercenary chief accused government forces of attacking his fighters in Ukraine. The Kremlin has denied the...