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Putin condemns mutiny attempt as Prigozhin explains Wagner rebellion

President Putin and Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin have both made public statements about a suspected mutiny with Putin issuing ultimatum to mercenaries

Russia

"Attempts to create internal disorder will fail," Putin tells nation

In his address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned what he called the "criminal actions" of those who staged an "armed mutiny."

Belarus

Prigozhin breaks his silence: March on Moscow was protest, not coup

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russian mercenary Wagner Group has broken his silence, releasing an 11-minute audio message, where he claims that he initiated Saturday's ''march of justice" to Moscow as a protest and "not to overthrow the country's government."

Russia

Euroviews. No mutiny is worth it to Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov — at least for now

As long as Putin sits on his gilded throne in Moscow, Ramzan Kadyrov will stay as close to him as humanly possible, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

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Russia

Russian defence minister filmed in Urkaine after Wagner revolt

Sergei Shoigu was filmed in a military helicopter and attending a meeting with military officials in a video aimed at projecting a sense of order after a weekend of chaos.

Europe News

Josep Borrell on Wagner mutiny: 'The monster acts against his creator'

Foreign affairs ministers of the European Union gather in Luxembourg on Monday as they digest the aftermath of the attempted military coup in Russia.

Russia

Wagner forces return to base after aborted mutiny humiliates Putin

A brief revolt saw Wagner Group soldiers under Yevgeny Prigozhin's command move unimpeded into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and advance toward Moscow before abruptly turning back.

Ukraine

Wagner chief says Ukraine never threatened to attack Russia

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has said Ukraine never threatened to attack his country, contradicting Putin's justification for the war

Russia

Russia says it has brought down three Ukrainian drones

Two of the drones were brought down outside Moscow as they approached the warehouses of a local military unit, Russian authorities said on Wednesday.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: African peace plan, NATO membership, flooding death toll

Follow the latest updates from the war in Ukraine

Russia

African leaders meet President Putin in Russia on "peace mission"

Vladimir Putin has met with a group of African leaders who flew to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” a day after they visited Ukraine.

Russia

Vladimir Putin says Russian nuclear weapons are now in Belarus

“We have more such weapons than the NATO countries. They know about it, and all the time we are being persuaded to start negotiations on reductions. The hell with them, you know, as our people say,” Russia's President has said.

Russia

Euroviews. In Putin's empire, the only thing that matters is the throne

Do the lives of Russians anywhere matter to such a monstrous political entity as the Russian empire? The answer is simple – they don’t, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

Russia

Russia adopts law pardoning criminals who fight in Ukraine

Those convicted of crimes against "sexual integrity", terrorism, high treason, espionage and other "particularly grave crimes" are exempt.

Russia

Navalny ally Chanysheva jailed in Russia over extremism claims

Navalny ally and supporter Lilia Chanysheva jailed by Russian court over extremism claims as Kremlin continues anti-opposition crackdown

Ukraine

Putin claims Western tanks 'burning well' in Ukraine and other news

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Italy

Euroviews. Berlusconi's death is Europe's first populist's final triumph

Unlike today's autocrats who make grim threats against the institutions of the rule of law, Berlusconi brushed them aside in a light-hearted and smiling manner, with jokes, silk neckerchiefs, and catchy ditties — an authentic made-in-Italy product, ready to be exported, Giorgio Fruscione writes.

Russia

Wagner paramilitaries ordered to pledge allegiance to Russian leaders

Wagner paramilitary soldiers and members of other armed groups have been ordered to pledge allegiance to the Russian leadership as rift develops

World News

War in Ukraine: Can Russia be charged for the crime of 'aggression'?

The atrocities in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha have become synonymous with Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Ukraine recaptures village as Russian forces fire on fleeing civilians

Ukraine's military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area.

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