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Prigozhin Is Quietly Buried, With Fitting Subterfuge

Putin did not attend the secretive service in St. Petersburg

(Newser) - Yevgeny Prigozhin was a buried in a private service on Tuesday, and the Washington Post notes that it was especially fitting in one respect: The burial came amid the same kind of secrecy and subterfuge in which Prigozhin traveled while alive. Hearses went to at least three cemeteries in his...

After Prigozhin's Death, Putin Issues Wagner Force Decree

Mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russian government

(Newser) - All private military contractors working for Russia, including Wagner Group mercenaries, now must swear allegiance to the government under a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin. The decree, issued two days after the Wagner hierarchy apparently was killed in a plane crash, applies to anyone involved in military activities in...

Prigozhin Shrugged Off Risks: 'We Will All Go to Hell'

Wagner Group leader routinely donned wigs in recent years, was accustomed to living on the run

(Newser) - The Kremlin insists it had nothing to do with the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Much of the rest of the world isn't so sure about that. "To some, the fact that Mr. Prigozhin was able to survive for two months after staging his rebellion was more surprising than...

US Officials Believe Putin Ordered Prigozhin Killing

Kremlin calls suggestion an 'outright lie'

(Newser) - While facts around the plane crash that reportedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin are murky, American and British officials believe the private jet was brought down by an explosion —and they are increasingly certain that the killing was ordered by Vladimir Putin, the New York Times reports. In a tweet Friday,...

Putin Breaks Silence on Prigozhin Crash

Russian leader offers his condolences, also says Wagner leader made 'serious mistakes'

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin made his first public comments Thursday about mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin since the latter was presumably killed in a plane crash. In something close to a eulogy, Putin praised the leader of the Wagner Group as a "talented person" but also as someone with a "complicated...

Why, Vladimir, What an Oddly Deep Voice You Have

His video address to BRICS forum appeared to 'bizarrely' make use of a deep-voiced alternate

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin addressed a forum of leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa this week by video, and two odd things stand out from his BRICS speech. The first is the video address itself—Putin couldn't attend the forum in Johannesburg in person because he would have...

Prigozhin&#39;s Death Exposes &#39;Mafia-Like State&#39;
'This Is No
Coincidence,
Comrade'
OPINION
Aug 24, 2023 6:48 AM CDT

'This Is No Coincidence, Comrade'

Prigozhin's apparent death in plane crash widely seen as payback for Wagner mutiny

(Newser) - Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his deputy Dmitry Utkin are presumed dead in a Wednesday plane crash that many observers in Russia and beyond believe was no accident. The jet carrying Prigozhin, Utkin, and eight others went down northwest of Moscow two months to the day after the mercenary...

As N. Korea Displays Nukes, a Message From Putin

Russian leader thanked North for its 'firm support' amid Victory Day celebrations in Pyongyang

(Newser) - Pyongyang hosted quite a military parade Thursday evening, complete with tens of thousands of spectators, a display of North Korea's nuclear weaponry , and delegates from Russia and China . The event, marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice that stopped the fighting in the Korean War, also saw a special...

Amid His Biggest Threat, Vladimir Putin Froze
Facing His Biggest
Threat, Putin Couldn't Act
analysis
Jul 25, 2023 9:39 AM CDT

Facing His Biggest Threat, Putin Couldn't Act

'Washington Post' reports he seemed unable to make decisions as Yevgeny Prigozhin advanced

(Newser) - Last month, the world watched the seemingly unthinkable spectacle of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin advancing to within 120 miles of Moscow before turning his tanks around. How on earth did his forces move so easily through Russian towns? As the Washington Post reports in a new assessment of the...

Putin Tells Ukraine He Has Cluster Munitions, Too

US just sent a shipment to ally

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Ukraine that its military is not the only one with cluster munitions. And should Ukraine use them against his nation during their war, Putin said, Russia "reserves the right to take reciprocal action." The message was delivered in a Rossiya TV interview...

Diet Is Especially Critical for Wagner Boss, Biden Suggests

Putin has been accused of poisonings in the past

(Newser) - President Biden conceded in Helsinki on Thursday that he knows nothing about where Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is now, the state of his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, or his chances of living a long life. But Biden knows a straight line when he hears one. Asked during...

Days After Mutiny, Putin Gave Wagner 'an Assessment'

Kremlin says Putin met with Wagner chief Prigozhin in 3-hour meeting on June 29

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army, the Kremlin's spokesman said Monday. As the AP reports, the three-hour meeting took place at the Kremlin on June 29 and also involved commanders from...

Exiled Wagner Leader Says He Was Fighting Traitors
Prigozhin Issues New Message
Jul 3, 2023 5:15 PM CDT

Prigozhin Issues New Message

Leader of failed rebellion tells supporters to watch for victories in Ukraine

(Newser) - Supporters hoping to hear from Yevgeny Prigozhin got their way Monday. After a week of public silence, the exiled head of the Wagner Group posted a 41-second voice message about his failed uprising in Russia last month, Politico reports. "I want you to understand that our 'March of...

Russia's 'General Armageddon' Knew of Rebellion Plan: Report

US officials tell 'NYT' they're looking into whether Gen. Sergey Surovikin helped Prigozhin's uprising

(Newser) - Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived rebellion against Russia's military over the weekend may have had some inside help. US officials briefed on homeland intelligence tell the New York Times that Gen. Sergey Surovikin, who was Russia's top commander in the Ukraine invasion until earlier this year, knew of the...

Putin Addresses Nation, Says Mutiny Was 'Doomed'

Visibly angry Russian leader says he will keep his promise to Wagner fighters

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation Monday night for the first time since the Wagner mercenary group's failed mutiny on Saturday—and the New York Times reports that his "anger was palpable" as he denounced the leaders of the rebellion. "They wanted Russians to fight each...

Wagner Group Leader: It Wasn't a Coup Attempt

Yevgeny Prigozhin calls it a protest, not an attempt to overthrow Putin

(Newser) - Yevgeny Prigozhin has made his first public comments since he sent his tanks toward Moscow over the weekend, and he says he wasn't trying to overthrow Vladimir Putin. Instead, he says he was demonstrating against Russia's plans to absorb his Wagner Group fighters into the military, reports the...

Lukashenko Saved the Day. Wait, Lukashenko?

Belarus leader is making the most of his PR moment, but analysts are skeptical

(Newser) - Russia appeared to be very much on the brink of what Vladimir Putin called a "civil war" when an unexpected savior emerged to broker a deal : Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko . Or at least, that is the official version being told by state media in Belarus. The rest of the...

The World Waits to See What Happens Next in Russia
In Russia,
One Big Question:
What Now?
the rundown
Jun 26, 2023 6:38 AM CDT

In Russia, One Big Question: What Now?

For now, uncertainty is the theme of the day regarding the long-term fate of Vladimir Putin

(Newser) - A stunning if short-lived rebellion against Russia and Vladimir Putin began and ended over the weekend. Now, Monday brings far more questions than answers on what happens next. Examples:
  • Where is Prigozhin? Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has not made a public appearance since he stopped his tanks en route
...

What on Earth Just Happened in Russia?
What on Earth
Just Happened in Russia?
The rundown
Jun 25, 2023 8:25 AM CDT

What on Earth Just Happened in Russia?

After a short-lived rebellion, analysts see a weaker Putin and much confusion

(Newser) - If you blinked and missed the headlines on Saturday, the news out of the Russia-Ukraine war will cause a double-take on Sunday. Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner Group declared an open rebellion against Vladimir Putin, brought his tanks about 120 miles from Moscow, then abruptly called off the...

Russia: Prigozhin Will Be Living in Belarus Now

Charges will be dropped against Wagner chief, Kremlin says, 'to avoid bloodshed'

(Newser) - Criminal charges against the leader of the brief rebellion against the Russia government will be dropped, a Kremlin spokesman said late Saturday. As for the fate of Yevgeny Prigozhin, "He himself will go to Belarus," Dmitri Peskov told reporters in a conference call, CNN reports. President Vladimir Putin...

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