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What is the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but the Wagner leader’s threats against the country’s military leadership show tensions escalating to an alarming extent

The Independent UK

Has the Wagner rebellion destroyed the myth that Putin is untouchable?

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 his troops to march on Moscow abruptly reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and sounded the retreat.

France 24

Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner HQ raided by Russia security service as '£38m cash seized'

Wagner's HQ in St Petersburg has been raided by Vladimir Putin's Federal Security Service troops and it has been claimed £38million in cash was found stashed inside a van and two buses

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Putin is 'probably hiding', says Zelensky after march stopped just 120 miles from Moscow

In an address last night, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky branded the rebellion as "complete chaos", and stated his belief that Putin has fled the capital for his own safety

Daily Mirror

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a 'comfortable and prosperous life' in Afghanistan

The supreme leader of the Taliban has released a message claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women's life in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed

The Independent UK

Wagner chief will move to Belarus under deal to end rebellion

The head of the Russian military company Wagner will move to neighbouring Belarus as part of a deal to end his rebellion and the criminal case…

The National (Scotland)

Wagner chief to leave Russia in deal to ease crisis

The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will go to Belarus and will not face charges after calling off his troops' advance on Moscow, the Russian government said, easing the country's most serious security crisis in decades.

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Vladimir Putin left 'weakened' by Wagner Group's attempted coup of Russia

Dr Patricia Lewis from the International Security Programme also responded to claims the mercenaries' uprising was staged with Putin in on it from the beginning

Daily Mirror

Wagner group withdraws from Russian positions after ending rebellion

Russian paramilitary Wagner group pulled its fighters from Rostov-on-Don, where they had seized the military headquarters, the regional governor said on Sunday. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin halted his troops' advance on Moscow late Saturday and said he would leave for Belarus to avoid facing charges. Follow our blog to see…

France 24

Wagner boss to leave Russia as reports say US spy agencies picked up signs of planned uprising days ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin agrees to move to Belarus after negotiated end to what was in effect Russia’s first armed coup in decades

The Guardian - AU

Russian mercenary leader's exile ends revolt but leaves questions about Putin's power

The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power has fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow agreed to go into exile and sounded the retreat

The Independent UK

World on brink of catastrophe if Wagner gets nuclear weapons, Vladimir Putin ally says

Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would never allow Wagner's 'crazy criminals' to succeed, prior to the mercenary group's dramatic U-turn on Sunday

Daily Mirror

‘Putin humiliated’: what the papers said about the Wagner rebellion in Russia

Newspapers around the world raced to cover fast-moving events inside Russia, with many assessing what it could mean for Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - AU

Uprising exposes weakness of Putin’s rule, says Zelenskiy – as it happened

Ukrainian president discusses situation in Russia with Joe Biden

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 487

As the war enters it 487th day, these are the main developments.

Daily Mirror

Russian army desert Putin and pledge loyalty to Wagner group after coup

Vladimir Putin's soldiers are reportedly beginning to flee their posts and units around Ukraine in support of the Wagner Groups' rebels who were heading for Moscow

Daily Record

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves Russia after Putin drops charges

In a bid to avoid 'bloodshed', the Kremlin has announced charges against him and his Wagner forces will be dropped by Russian authorities.

Daily Mirror

Russia 'coup attempt' has exposed weakness of Putin's regime, expert says

Oleg Ignatov is the senior Russia analyst at the International Crisis Group, an independent organisation that works to prevent wars

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Al Jazeera

Timeline: How Wagner Group’s revolt against Russia unfolded

Feud with Wagner Group is the biggest threat Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced to his rule.

The Independent UK

Sunak to stay in touch with allies after deal to end Russia rebellion

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is to leave Russia under a deal brokered by Belarus.

The Independent UK

24 hours of mutiny, mayhem and panic on the streets of Moscow

Mayor of capital warns residents to stay indoors as rebel mercenary force closed in on city – before Wager Group chief calls off advance ‘to avoid bloodshed’

The New Daily

Mercenary mutineers retreat after cutting deal with Putin

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow are withdrawing, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's

Axios

Kremlin drops charges against Wagner boss who led uprising

Yevgeniy Prigozhin will go to Belarus as part of deal that ended the biggest threat to Putin's rule.

Evening Standard

Volodymyr Zelensky says Wagner rebellion shows ‘chaos’ in Russia as mercenary leader calls off march on Moscow

Yevgeny Prigozhin calls off advance on capital but uprising seen as major blow to authority of Vladimir Putin

France 24

US, allies consulted but tread carefully as Russia crisis unfolded

The United States and its allies held close consultations but publicly stayed on the sidelines Saturday as officials waited to see how the armed revolt by longtime Kremlin insider Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private Wagner army would play out.

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