Category Archives: Russia

Prigozhin, Putin, and the Russian coup that evaporated By John Mecklin | June 24, 2023 Russian police stand at a checkpoint on Saturday in Moscow, Russia. The Wagner Group, an independent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Q & A Prigozhin’s Rebellion, Putin’s Fate, and Russia’s Future A Conversation With Stephen Kotkin June 24, 2023 Wagner paramilitary company fighters in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 2023 Stringer / Reuters Stephen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Newsletter Our Columnists Prigozhin Showed Russians That They Might Have a Choice This weekend, the country saw someone other than Putin act politically and—even more important—wield force. By Masha Gessen June… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

What Russia’s Whirlwind Crisis Could Mean for Putin Atlantic writers explain how to make sense of the weekend’s events. By Isabel Fattal Getty June 26, 2023, 6:14 PM ET This is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Wagner insurrection plunges Russia into uncertainty. Here’s what you need to know By Jerome Taylor and Tara John, CNN Updated 6:51 AM EDT, Sat June 24, 2023 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register … Continue reading →

Belarus deal to take in leader of Russian rebellion puts him in an even more repressive nation By YURAS KARMANAUJune 25, 2023 1 of 3 Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Russian mercenaries’ revolt undermines Putin and could lead to further challenges to his rule By The Associated PressJune 25, 2023 1 of 6 In this handout photo taken from video released… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

The mercenary chief who urged an uprising against Russia’s generals has long ties to Putin By ELLEN KNICKMEYER June 24, 2023 FILE – Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Russia’s Shoigu appears in video for first time since Wagner mutiny By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn June 26, 20237:34 AM EDTUpdated 12 hours ago Summary Shoigu appears in video clip… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

James Risen June 25 2023, 5:23 p.m. Prigozhin and Putin: Dead Men Walking In the duel between the Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin, both men lost their… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →