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August 27, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Fighter pilot ace ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ dies

The death of a renowned fighter jet pilot marks a “terrible” day for Ukraine as it tries to tip the balance against Russia.

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Major Andrii Pilshchykov was killed in the crash. Picture: MOD Ukraine

August 27, 2023

Europe

A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies

Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder as Ukraine’s plodding counteroffensive puts pressure on Western resolve.

By Editors Desk

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France arriving for a meeting on the Russian attack of Ukraine in Paris in February 2022.Credit...Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

August 26, 2023

Europe

How Putin's long friendship with Wagner boss Prigozhin turned ugly

Theirs was a relationship borne out of the murky world where Russia's state security services mingled with the criminal underworld.

By Editors Desk

August 26, 2023

Europe

Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia - Putin

President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take an oath of allegiance to the Russian state.

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August 26, 2023

Europe

With Prigozhin dead, Putin has traded low-budget global reach for safety at home

While Putin's spokesperson denied that he'd killed Prigozhin, a former Kremlin official told Insider that the rebellion made his death "inevitable."

By Editors Desk

August 25, 2023

World

Prigozhin Built a Russian Empire in Africa. Can It Survive Him?

Paramilitary group has an estimated 5,000 men and lucrative businesses across at least four African nations.

By Editors Desk

Wagner fighters have been providing security for the president of the Central African Republic for years. LEGER SERGE KOKPAKPA/REUTERS

August 25, 2023

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The Godfather in the Kremlin

The very public death of Putin henchman Yevgeny Prigozhin highlights the evolution of Russia into a mafia state held together by violence and incapable of global leadership.

By Editors Desk

August 25, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

With Prigozhin’s Death, Putin Projects a Message of Power

The Kremlin appears to be sending the signal that no degree of effectiveness can protect someone from punishment for disloyalty.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a ceremony on the anniversary of the Battle of Kursk on Wednesday. Mr. Putin has been eager to convey his dominance in the wake of the Wagner rebellion.Credit...Gavriil Grigorov/EPA, via Shutterstock

August 25, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Prigozhin plane crash: Investigation, versions, aftermath

DNA tests are underway to identify deceased Wagner Group members as the Kremlin rejects Western claims it was culpable

By Editors Desk

Yevgeny Prigozhin © Sputnik / Elena Kopylova

August 25, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Kremlin calls accusations it killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin an 'absolute lie'

The Kremlin also said it was impossible to say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

By Editors Desk

August 24, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Putin breaks silence on death of ‘traitor’

Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken for the first time about the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash.

By Editors Desk

Russia President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Picture Gavriil Grigorov/AFP Russias President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Picture Gavriil Grigorov/AFP

August 24, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Intelligence Suggests Prigozhin Assassinated, U.S. Says

Preliminary findings suggest it wasn’t surface-to-air missile that took down Wagner leader’s plane

By Editors Desk

A banner with portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin outside the local office of Wagner Group in Novosibirsk, Russia. PHOTO: STRINGER/REU

August 24, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Yevgeny Prigozhin May Have the Last Laugh

The Kremlin seems to be rid of a dangerous challenger. But at what price?

By Editors Desk

August 24, 2023

Europe

Europe ‘dancing on the edge of a volcano’ – Sarkozy

The West should stop talking about sending arms to Kiev and engage diplomatically with Moscow, the ex-French president has said

By Editors Desk

August 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Wagner chief’s rebellion against Putin may have caught up with him

Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger in a fatal plane crash.

By Editors Desk

Wagner Telegram account/Handout/Getty Images

August 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

How Russia reacted after Prigozhin plane crash

Russia is a country full of surprises.

By Editors Desk

August 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Prigozhin plane crash: What we know so far

The Wagner Group chief was traveling on board a private jet that crashed in Russia with no survivors

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO: Evgeny Prigozhin stands at a cemetery for fallen PMC Wagner fighters in Krasnodar, Russia, April 2023 © Telegram / @concordgroup_official

August 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Russian general who ran Ukraine war fired - report

One of Russia's leading military figures, Gen Sergei Surovikin, has reportedly lost his job as air force chief after weeks of speculation about his disappearance from public view.

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SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS

August 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

How Russian state media is tearing down Prigozhin’s reputation as a ‘man of the people’

The public broadcast of police raids on Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s home and office are an obvious attack on the mercenary’s cherished reputation as a straight-talking patriot fighting against corruption – and, experts say, a warning to anyone else who might challenge President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

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© Handout / Telegram/ @concordgroup_official / AFP

August 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Plane Reportedly Carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin Crashes in Russia

Prigozhin’s press secretary declined to comment on the incident, Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak reported.

By Editors Desk

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The death of a renowned fighter jet pilot marks a “terrible” day for Ukraine as it tries to tip the balance against Russia.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken for the first time about the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash.

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