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...
Ukraine Strike Damages Bridge Connecting Crimea to Kherson
Russian officials said Thursday that a bridge in northern Crimea that connects to Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast was damaged by a Ukrainian missile strike. No casualties were reported in the strike, and Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed...
Biden Says Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nukes Is ‘Real’
President Biden warned Monday that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real." The president made the comments to donors during a trip to California. "When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the...
Russia Says Ukraine Planning Strikes in Crimea With HIMARS and Storm Shadows
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Tuesday that the Russian military has information that shows Ukraine is plotting to attack Crimea with US-provided HIMARS rocket systems and British-provided Storm Shadow cruise missiles. "According to our data, the...