Tag: vladimir putin
Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny
Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of…
Putin: The beginning of the end?
PARIS: The revolt by the Wagner mercenary group has exposed glaring weaknesses in the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising questions over his capacity…
Xi Jinping’s bet on Putin looks even more risky after Wagner chief’s mutiny
BEIJING: Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Xi Jinping’s gamble on a “no limits” friendship with Vladimir Putin has looked like it could backfire….
Russia’s mutiny case against Wagner chief remains open despite deal
MOSCOW: A Russian criminal case against mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin for mutiny remains open and is still being investigated, the Kommersant newspaper and Russia’s three…
Russia bids to show return to order after Wagner mutiny
MOSCOW: Moscow was striving Monday to portray a return to business as usual after a weekend mutiny by mercenary troops threatened Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin‘s…
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt demanded his ouster
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine Monday in a video…
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…
With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain
MOSCOW: The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow were gone Sunday, but the short-lived…
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…
Short-lived mutiny in Russia sheds light on Putin’s hold on power
WASHINGTON: For more than a year, US officials have quietly asked themselves a question they would not dare pose in public: Could Russia’s botched invasion…