Author Archives: David Isenberg

‘Putin was nowhere to be found’ An inside look into the Kremlin’s attempted negotiations with Prigozhin and why it took Lukashenko to put an end to the rebellion 3:58 pm, June… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Russia’s mercenary revolt: How it evolved Reuters June 24, 20232:56 PM EDTUpdated a day ago [1/3]Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group transport a tank along M-4 highway, which links the capital… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 25, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 – Press ISW Download the PDF   Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 25, 2023 Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Mark Galeotti Putin faces challenge from his own creation 24 June 2023, 1:12pm Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin (Photo: Getty) It took a characteristically long time for Vladimir Putin to respond to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

‘There’s nobody on earth who can stop them’ What Wagner Group veterans have to say about Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed rebellion 5:12 pm, June 24, 2023 Source: Meduza Wagner Group in Bakhmut.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Fog of Prigozhin: His Bizarre and Surely Doomed Military Revolt Posted on June 24, 2023 by Yves Smith It’s very hard to make sense of what Yevgeny Prigozhin thought he was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

From Pugachev To Lebed – The Muzhik Rebellion Fizzles Out Without Bloodshed, Prigozhin to Exile Posted on June 24, 2023 by Yves Smith Yves here. I noted a surprising lack of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Russia comes to the brink of civil war: How we got here and what it means by Francis Farrell June 24, 2023 9:57 PM 10 min read Members of Wagner group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Ideas Why Putin Let Prigozhin Go The real “higher goal” of the deal was not what a Kremlin spokesperson suggested. By Kathryn Stoner Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters June 25, 2023, 12:49… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Global The Coup Is Over, but Putin Is in Trouble The Wagner Group’s chief may have lost spectacularly, but Russia’s dictator suffered a huge political blow. By Tom Nichols Gavriil Grigorov… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →