Author Archives: David Isenberg

Russia confirms Wagner-Putin meeting, releases Gerasimov video Russia appears to be trying to take control of the confusing narrative around the Wagner Group, after last month’s shocking mutiny. Putin, Prigozhin and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

No Wagner Group Here: Riddles Grow as Belarus Displays an Empty Base Two weeks after the Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion against Russian military leadership, its fate is as murky as ever… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Wagner: Putin struggling to take full command of organisation’s forces Group’s sophisticated web of connections and eclectic organisational scheme making it difficult for Russia to assume full control over its fighters… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

‘If the authorities had rallied around Putin, Prigozhin wouldn’t have even reached Rostov’ Historian Andrey Zubov on why the Wagner rebellion may spell regime change in Russia 11:34 am, June 30,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly dissolving Patriot Media Group, home of his ‘troll factory’ 11:18 am, June 30, 2023 Source: Meduza Yevgeny Prigozhin has dissolved his Patriot Media Group, an umbrella entity that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

An obituary for Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group 41 minute 2:01 am, July 1, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin is now (in)famous around the world for mounting a failed mutiny against the Russian military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Just the beginning of the end of the beginning Prigozhin’s short-lived coup exposed Putin’s weakness in controlling the military and the state security apparatus. Its full consequences are yet to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Room to breathe As he relocates to Belarus in a deal with the Kremlin, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s next fight will be to keep what he can of Wagner Group 9:14 am, June… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

‘They grabbed him by the balls’ In the aftermath of the Prigozhin-led mutiny, Sergey Surovikin, the general who sympathized with Wagner Group the most, is bruited to be in trouble 11:57… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →