#Putin vows to put down ‘armed mutiny’ by Wagner chief

#Putin vows to put down ‘armed mutiny’ by Wagner chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to put down the “armed mutiny” by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after his forces appeared to take control of a Russian military headquarters responsible for overseeing the war in Ukraine.  Putin said in an address on Saturday that “any action” that divides the country betrays the Russian people and…

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#Wagner founder scores bloody political victory in Bakhmut 

#Wagner founder scores bloody political victory in Bakhmut 

The months-long siege of Bakhmut may have been a costly battlefield victory for the Wagner Group, but the private military company’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, scored a major political win by capturing the city.  The Wagner Group is now responsible for Russia’s only two significant victories since last summer, having taken Bakhmut last weekend and the…

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#Why the Wagner boss is saying Russia could lose war

#Why the Wagner boss is saying Russia could lose war

Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin once again amplified his public rift with Russian leadership this week, saying the war in Ukraine had backfired and the Kremlin risked facing a revolution. In an interview that lasted more than an hour with a prominent pro-Kremlin blogger, Prigozhin offered an astounding —and perhaps a somewhat honest — assessment of…

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#Bakhmut on the brink as Ukraine signals retreat

#Bakhmut on the brink as Ukraine signals retreat

Bakhmut on the brink as Ukraine signals retreat Ukrainian officials are signaling a potential retreat from the embattled town of Bakhmut, which would give Russia a symbolic victory and deliver Moscow its largest advance in months but wouldn’t significantly change the dynamic of the wider war, experts told The Hill.  A top Ukrainian presidential adviser hinted…

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