Tag: kremlin
Poland arrests two Russians distributing Wagner ‘propaganda’
Poland has arrested two Russians for allegedly distributing propaganda leaflets for mercenary group Wagner in the country’s two biggest cities, Warsaw and Krakow, the interior…
Navalny: Putin critic Alexei Navalny has 19 years added to jail term, West slams Russia
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had an extra 19 years added to his jail term on Friday in a criminal case that he and…
Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities
KYIV: Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region…
Russia’s Wagner mercenaries launch joint training with Belarusian military near Polish border
MOSCOW: Mercenaries from Russia‘s military company Wagner on Thursday launched joint drills with the Belarusian military near the border with Poland following their relocation to…
Putin: Did Xi warn Putin against using nukes? Kremlin says ‘fiction’
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed as “fiction” a Financial Times report that Chinese President Xi Jinping had personally warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against…
Failed Wagner revolt leaves a question in Africa: Will the ruthless mercenaries remain?
BIRAO: The Russian mercenary group that briefly threatened President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the…
Explainer: How mutiny against military fizzled out in Russia
The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered…
Vladimir Putin says he is confident in Ukraine plans
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday told state television he was in constant contact with the defence ministry and that the country remained confident in…
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to leave Russia in deal to ease crisis
MOSCOW: The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will go to Belarus and will not face charges after calling off his troops’ advance on…
Ukraine warns against ‘panic’ after alleged nuclear threat
KYIV: Kyiv urged Ukrainians not to panic or stockpile iodine tablets after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged that Russia had prepared a radiation leak at an…