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Read More »Washington worried about Wagner in Africa – Blinken
Washington does not believe that Moscow or Evgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group were connected to the military coup in Niger, but is nevertheless concerned the African nation could come under Russian influence, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, he admitted that …
Read More »Niger junta turns to Wagner for help – media
One of the leaders of last week’s coup in Niger has reportedly sought the assistance of Russian defense contractor Wagner Group PMC as the junta nears a deadline to either return the country’s ousted president to power or face a possible military intervention by neighboring nations. General Salifou Moody allegedly …
Read More »Wagner fighters want to ‘visit’ Poland – Lukashenko
Fighters from the private military company (PMC) Wagner want to “visit” Poland, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin on Sunday. According to Lukashenko, the PMC’S members want to reach the Polish capital Warsaw and the city of eastern city of Rzeszow, which they believe was a hub …
Read More »Wagner does not exist, Putin tells media
Russian law does not recognize the existence of private military companies, including ‘Wagner,’ President Vladimir Putin told the newspaper Kommersant on Thursday, when asked about his recent meeting with commanders of the mutinous group. While attending a technology fair in Moscow, Putin was asked whether ‘Wagner’ will continue operating as …
Read More »Putin met Wagner chief after mutiny – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the head of the Wagner private military company, Evgeny Prigozhin, several days after the group aborted a mutiny as part of a Belarus-mediated deal, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Speaking to journalists, Peskov confirmed a report by French newspaper Liberation, which claimed …
Read More »Russian MP names reason for Wagner mutiny
The Wagner Group was the only military formation that had refused to sign a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry shortly before it launched its insurrection last week, senior Russian MP Andrey Kartapolov said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Kartapolov, who heads the State Duma’s Defense Committee, explained that several …
Read More »Key Putin points from Wagner mutiny speeches
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given several speeches describing his attitude to last week’s mutiny by the Wagner private military company led by Evgeny Prigozhin. On Friday evening, Prigozhin directed his forces to march towards large Russian cities with the stated goal of removing several generals whom he accused of …
Read More »24 hours that shook Russia: Experts weigh in on the Wagner ‘mutiny’
The Russian Wagner private military company (PMC) – which became known around the world after it captured the Donbass town of Soledar at the beginning of the year and then helped win the long, difficult battle of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) – attempted a mutiny on the night of June 24 following a …
Read More »Putin seals Wagner’s fate
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a choice to the soldiers of the Wagner private military company involved in Saturday’s failed armed rebellion. They can either sign a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry Ministry or other security agencies, return home or move to neighboring Belarus, the Russian leader said in a …
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