Russia will emerge from the turmoil caused by last week’s aborted mutiny “stronger,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “Russia has always emerged stronger from difficulties,” Moscow’s top diplomat said at a June 30 online press briefing. “This will be the case this time,” he added. “We already feel that this has begun.” On…
Russia Will Emerge from Mutiny ‘Stronger,’ Moscow’s Top Diplomat Asserts
June 30, 2023
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Supreme Court’s Decision on Affirmative Action Ignites Debate Over Equality
According to the Supreme Court’s latest ruling, race is no longer a factor in college admissions. How could this decision impact students across the country, and how is President Joe Biden reacting? Worsened air quality in Washington and across much of the upper portion of the United States is leading to renewed calls for a climate…
Kremlin Silent on Top General’s Post-Mutiny Absence From Public View
June 29, 2023
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The Kremlin has declined to comment on the current whereabouts of Sergey Surovikin, a top Russian general who has been absent from public view since last week’s aborted mutiny by the leader of Russia’s Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin. “I recommend that you ask the Defense Ministry,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on June 29…
Incrementalism Will Neither Defeat Russia nor Deter China
Commentary On May 22–23, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Free Russia Legion crossed from Ukraine into Belgorod Oblast, Russia (with a second incursion on June 5). These two groups allegedly comprise Russian citizens aligned with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These groups reportedly used American Humvees and M1224 MaxxPro MRAPs in their operation. This…
Zelenskyy Could Delay Ukraine’s Elections Amid War With Russia
June 28, 2023
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indicated he could put off his country’s election cycle and stay in power as long as the war with Russia continues. In an interview with the BBC published on June 22, Zelenskyy could not guarantee a presidential election would take place in 2024, when his five-year term ends. Zelenskyy said…
The Strange Wagner Coup
Commentary On June 24, mercenaries from the Wagner Group, the Kremlin’s private military company, abandoned the war in Ukraine and marched into Lipetsk, 225 miles south of Moscow, in an apparent insurrection. “This is not a military coup, but a march of justice,” declared the defiant commander of the Wagner mercenary army, Yevgeny Prigozhin, as he…
Key Russian Ally Belarus Takes Center Stage Spotlight After Wagner Rebellion
Belarus—which played a critical role in ending last week’s aborted mutiny against the Kremlin by the leader of Russia’s Wagner Group—has returned to the spotlight. A key Russian ally, the country made headlines earlier this year when Moscow unveiled plans to station tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil. On June 27, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko…
US Sending $500 Million in Weapons, Military Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, as Ukrainian and Western leaders try to sort out the impact of the brief weekend insurrection in Russia. The aid is…
Deepening Mystery of South Africa’s ‘Militia’ on Peace Mission to Ukraine
JOHANNESBURG—When Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and Senegal’s Macky Sall disembarked at Warsaw’s Chopin Airport on the morning of June 16, they were each accompanied by 12 bodyguards. Comorian President Azali Assoumani’s entire security detail consisted of two men. The leaders were part of the African Peace Mission to Russia and Ukraine. Hichilema, Sall, and Assoumani…
Russia’s Shoigu Appears in Video for First Time Since Wagner Mutiny
MOSCOW—Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was shown speaking to troops in a video released by his ministry on Monday, his first known appearance in public since a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group. There was no sound on the video, and it was not immediately clear where or when the visit had taken place. Shoigu…
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