MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia’s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia. Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a “Union State” with Russia, “with all the means…
Putin Says He Offered Wagner Mercenaries the Option to Stay as a Single Unit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he offered the Wagner private military company the option of continuing to serve as a single unit under their same commander after their short-lived rebellion, while some of the mercenaries were shown Friday in Belarus, possibly heralding the group’s relocation there. Mr. Putin’s comments appeared to reflect his efforts to…
Putin: Foreign-Made Tanks Are ‘Priority Target’ for Russian Forces in Ukraine
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Western supplies of weapons to Ukraine would change nothing on the battlefield but only further escalate the conflict, adding that foreign-made tanks were a “priority target” for Moscow’s forces. Mr. Putin, in comments to state television made after a NATO summit in which Ukraine won a promise…
Putin Met With Wagner Group Days After Revolt, Offered Employment Options: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders to discuss the recently aborted uprising against the Kremlin, a Russian spokesman has confirmed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 10 that the face-to-face meeting took place in the Kremlin on June 29 and lasted roughly three hours. The…
China’s Defense Minister and Russia’s Navy Chief Meet for First Military Talks Since Wagner Revolt
BEIJING—China’s defense minister reaffirmed the country’s military relations with Russia during a meeting Monday with the head of Russia’s navy, the first formal military talks between the friendly neighbors since a short-lived mutiny by Russian mercenary group Wagner. Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu told Russian Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov that the Chinese regime hoped for…
ANALYSIS: Nuclear Plant Explosion Fears Follow Tense Month in Russia–China–US Relations
July 2, 2023
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Global headlines this weekend warned of a possible, Russia-provoked explosion at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Citing Ukrainian intelligence, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of a “serious threat” at the Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Ukraine has been holding drills to prepare for a potential radioactive disaster should Russia blow up the plant. The tense situation follows…
ANALYSIS: China–Russia Coalition ‘Has Cracked’ After Wagner Mutiny
July 1, 2023
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Short-lived as it was, the Wagner rebellion has brought an impact rippling far beyond Russian borders. It could be the beginning of the end for the coalition that Beijing led with Moscow against the free world, some analysts have said. In a dramatic 24 hours, the paramilitary group captured world attention as it took over…
Putin Planned to ‘Wipe Out’ Wagner Mutineers: Lukashenko
Russian President Vladimir Putin planned to kill mutinous Wagner fighters marching on Moscow before being talked down, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. It is unclear how Putin planned to carry out his plan, but Lukashenko said during a June 27 meeting with military officials that the decision had been made to kill all the…
Lukashenko Says Putin Wanted to ‘Wipe Out’ Prigozhin During Mutiny Attempt
MOSCOW—Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin not to “wipe out” mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, in response to what the Kremlin cast as a mutiny. Putin initially vowed to crush the mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917 and then a civil war, but…
Why We Should Not Be Diverted by the Wagner Comic Opera
Commentary Military mutinies vary in nature and scope, but they can provide stimulus or course correction for the forces that suffer from them. Moscow carefully managed the brief mutiny (June 23–25) of its Wagner Group of contractor military fighters in Ukraine and had been working to bring to a head Wagner’s quasi-independent status. The path…
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