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US State Department Reacts to Wagner Mercenary Uprising

As members of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group headed back to their bases and withdrew from the Russian city of Rostov on Sunday, one U.S. official said that it shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power amid a drawn out invasion of Ukraine that appears to be taking its toll on Russia. In an interview…


Wagner Mercenary Uprising in Russia Shows ‘Cracks’ in Putin’s Power: Blinken

As members of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group headed back to their bases and withdrew from the Russian city of Rostov on Sunday, one U.S. official said that it shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power amid a drawn out invasion of Ukraine that appears to be taking its toll on Russia. In an interview…


Top White House Officials React to Wagner Mercenary Uprising

Members of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group headed back to their bases and withdrew from the Russian city of Rostov on Sunday, while U.S. officials said that Wagner’s recent challenge represents an unprecedented threat to the Kremlin. In an interview Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told ABC News that “16 months ago, Russian forces…


Explainer: What Is the Wagner Paramilitary Group?

Amid recent commotion around a possible coup in Russia by the Wagner private military organization, attention has turned to the shadowy group and its leader, a longtime affiliate of Russian President Vladimir Putin. After appearing to have launched an armed rebellion to force a change at the helm of Russia’s military, the group’s leader Yevgeny…


Belarus Claims Rebel Russian Mercenaries Agree to Halt Advance on Moscow, Coup Leader Denies

The Belarus President’s Office has said that Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has agreed to stop the group’s lightning-fast advance toward Moscow and to deescalate the situation, with Prigozhin denying the claims. Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has reportedly held talks with Prigozhin, according to…


Rebel Wagner Mercenaries Agree to Halt Advance on Moscow

The Belarus President’s Office has said that Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has agreed to stop the group’s lightning-fast advance toward Moscow and to deescalate the situation, with Prigozhin confirming the news in a social media post. Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has reportedly held…


Russia’s Wagner Starts Withdrawing Units From Bakhmut: Prigozhin

MOSCOW—Russia’s Wagner group has started withdrawing its forces from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and transferring its positions there to regular Russian troops, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video published on Thursday. “We are withdrawing the units from Bakhmut. From today at five in the morning, May 25 until June 1, most of…


Russia’s Wagner Chief Writes to White House Over New US Sanctions

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published on Saturday a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions on the group. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday that Wagner, which has been supporting Russian forces in their…


Horrifying Details Emerge at Trial in Ohio’s Most Complex Murder Case

Among the eight homicide victims scattered across four rural Ohio crime scenes, two young women were nursing infants when they were gunned down. The gunmen spared the babies’ lives. But, at one scene, a singularly sickening scenario unfolded, a prosecutor says. While his 2-year-old daughter was safe elsewhere, Edward “Jake” Wagner entered a home under…