Allies will offer arms, intelligence and aid for years to come—but not yet NATO membership

The mercenary leader planned to capture Russia’s military leadership as part of the mutiny, Western officials said, and he accelerated his plans after the domestic intelligence agency became aware of the plot.

Attention in the Ukrainian capital has been fixed squarely on the mutiny of the Wagner Group, its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, and its consequences for Vladimir Putin and the conduct of the war in Ukraine.

New details surrounding the dramatic march on Russia have revealed how Vladimir Putin scrambled to extinguish the largest challenge to his leadership in years.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin triggered a crisis in Russia on Saturday with an armed rebellion headed to Moscow. But by the following day, the 62-year-old mercenary leader appeared to have played all of his cards and now faces a negotiated exile in Belarus along with some of his troops.  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, was cheered after ending an insurrection attempt in Russia.
 

Founder of Wagner paramilitary group says he is heading for Moscow to oust the army’s leadership

 

President intervenes after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s paramilitary group seizes city of Rostov in most serious challenge to Putin since he took power

The attack did not result in any injuries, the peninsula’s governor has said

Newsweek reached out to NATO for comment via its online press form.

The French leader says he wants Kiev’s operation to be as “victorious as possible” 

The Priazovye vessel avoided damage in the incident and continued its mission, Russia’s Defense Ministry says

Mohammed bin Salman privately pledged to retaliate in a row over oil production cuts, leaked documents reportedly show

US corporate media outlets treat curiosity as the “gravest crime,” the former TV pundit has said

Ukrainian forces have advanced around Bakhmut, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar has said, describing the eastern city as the "epicentre of hostilities".

An attempt to break through defensive lines on the previous day failed, according to the Defense Ministry

Russia's defence ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk, claiming to have killed 250 troops and destroyed armoured vehicles.

In an interview, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says the alliance must press its members to spend more on defense if Russia is to be contained

French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles the Russian invasion.

A drone attack on the Russian capital Moscow has been launched by Ukraine, Russia’s defence ministry has said.