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Dr Colin Alexander, who is an expert in political communications from Nottingham Trent University, has offered tonight a commentary on the ongoing situation in Russia

Ukraine said Yevgeny Prigozhin’s uprising reflected Russia’s ‘full-scale weakness’ as western allies watched closely

Wagner warlord says his mercenaries will return to their bases in southern Russia in deal with president of Belarus

Mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin's mercenaries the Wagner Group has smashed its way through barricades erected by civilians attempting to keep them way from Moscow

With The White House keeping tabs on the situation, there have been reports that Putin has fled Russia via plane

The mercenary group has acted as a private army for the Kremlin buts its leader has turned on the Russian military leadership.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, staged a revolt against Russia after claiming the Russian army deliberately attacked his forces. Prigozhin demanded justice — and that took the form of an armed insurrection.

Russian military helicopters open fire on Wagner convoy after group seizes southern city, prompting Putin's vow to defend Russia.

Plane used by Russian president disappears from flight tracker after leaving Moscow

The former hotdog vendor, who benefitted from having Putin as a powerful patron, has now moved into his most dangerous role yet: preaching open rebellion against his country's military leadership

The uprising is the biggest threat to Putin's rule since he came to power more than two decades ago.