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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? The Wagner Group mercenary chief who rebelled against Putin

Long a low-profile Russian businessman with a criminal record and a background in catering, the commander has become an increasingly vocal critic of the Kremlin’s defence ministers as the war in Ukraine has progressed

The Independent UK

Wagner’s weapons to be transferred to Russian troops: Official

Russia’s Federal Security Service has announced it closed a criminal case against Wagner Group mercenary troops.

Al Jazeera

Up First briefing: Putin on Wagner; Biden on Putin; scientists on fasting

Vladimir Putin presented a united front after an attempted mutiny. President Biden says the U.S. was not involved. Researchers say intermittent fasting could be as effective as calorie counting.

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Russia prepares to transfer Wagner hardware to army

MOSCOW: Russia was preparing on Tuesday to take possession of heavy military hardware held by Wagner as Moscow moved to bring the mercenary group under its control after its aborted mutiny.

Bangkok Post

Russia drops charges against mercenary leader and others involved in brief rebellion

The announcement follows the Kremlin's earlier pledge not to prosecute Yevgeny Prigozhin and his fighters after he stopped the revolt, even though President Vladimir Putin labeled them as traitors.

WEKU

Jet linked to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘lands in Belarus’

There was no immediate identification of who was on board

Evening Standard

Andreas Kluth: Putin's biggest mistakes in the Wagner uprising

Russian President Vladimir Putin is damaged goods. He may have survived this weekend’s mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group of mercenaries. In reacting as he did, though, Putin not only made himself even weaker, but planted the idea of his impotence in the minds of Russians and the…

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Jets linked to Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrive in Belarus ‘for exile’

Flight tracking information shows two planes arrived in Belarus from Russia, amid Yevgeny Prigozhin’s exile rumours following his failed coup attempt

Daily Mirror

Whereabouts and fate of Russian mercenary leader remain a mystery after revolt

The whereabouts of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remain a mystery after Russian President Vladimir Putin once again blasted organizers of a weekend rebellion as traitors who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its Western allies

The Independent UK

An ex-convict returned from war and a Russian village lived in fear. Then police say he killed again

Some convicts recruited by Russia's private military contractor Wagner to fight in the war in Ukraine are coming home and committing new crimes

The Independent UK

Lukashenko confirms Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus; Putin hails military for ‘stopping civil war’ – as it happened

Lukashenko appears to have confirmed Yevgeney Prigozhin has landed in Belarus; Russian president says army and the people were not on Wagner side

The Guardian - AU

Biden calls Russian mutiny a ‘struggle within the Russian system’ and says U.S. and NATO played no part

Concerned that Vladimir Putin could use the mutiny to rally Russians to his side, the U.S. and allies supporting Ukraine are making clear they had no role in the rebellion.

Chicago Sun-Times

How the Wagner rebellion inside Russia affects the war in Ukraine

More than a year after Russian tanks first rolled toward Kyiv, Russian authorities were blocking roads and bridges to defend their own capital.

Axios

Putin blasts Wagner ‘traitors’ after Prigozhin denies coup plot

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned leaders of the Wagner mercenary group as traitors to Russia in a late-night speech to the nation, his first public comments since the mutiny that posed the most serious threat to his nearly quarter-century rule.

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The Guardian - US

Biden says US played no role in Russia’s Wagner mutiny: ‘We were not involved’

The short-lived rebellion by the mercenary group posed a serious challenge to Vladimir Putin’s rule in Russia

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Putin says mutiny leaders ‘betrayed their country’, Albanese’s approval falls, women win Ashes Test

Russian president makes appearance in late-night TV address, and Australian government ministers to tour country to drum up voice support as PM’s approval ratings slump

WEKU

Putin insists Russia is united after the Wagner Group uprising, vows to uphold deal

In a brief five-minute speech, Putin seemed to reaffirm a deal he reached to end the conflict, which resulted in Wagner Group commander Yevgeny Prigozhin being exiled to Belarus.

Tribune News Service

Prigozhin denies he planned coup, says Wagner will survive

Yevgeny Prigozhin broke his silence Monday for the first time since leading an armed rebellion, saying he wasn’t trying to oust Vladimir Putin’s government but would keep his Wagner mercenary company going despite official efforts to shut it down.

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Daily Mirror

Russia on alert as '8,000 Wagner rebels' assemble close to base with nuclear weapons

Foreign Minister James Celeverly said he felt 'uncomfortable' about Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a military base home to nuclear weapons, telling the Commons he was keeping a 'very close eye' on the situation

The Hindu

Rebellion in Russia: on the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner private military company

Vladimir Putin may have brought temporary peace between his generals and warlords, but the reasons behind the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin remain unaddressed

The Guardian - UK

Wagner fighters said to be returning to Ukraine bases as recruitment continues

Mercenaries are ‘recovering, eating and repairing gear’, says source, as some Russian officials call for them to be disarmed

The Independent UK

Watch live: Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby hold White House briefing after Wagner rebellion

Watch live as Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby hold a White House briefing after the weekend abortive mutiny by heavily armed mercenary fighters from the Wagner group against Vladimir Putin.

WEKU

Anti-war Russians watched the Wagner mutiny from Turkey, and worry about what's next

Russians who fled to Turkey after their country invaded Ukraine worry that Russian President Vladimir Putin may increase repressive measures that will affect their loved ones back home.

Daily Mirror

Wagner chief warned 'be very careful around open windows' as coup fails

Although Yevgeny Prigozhin is not currently facing any criminal charges for the extraordinary threat to Putin's regime, former CIA director General David Petraeus says his life is likely in danger

Tribune News Service

Wagner chief says he had no plan to overthrow Putin’s government

Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin broke his silence for the first time since leading an armed rebellion to insist he had no intention of ousting President Vladimir Putin’s government.

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