As Russia’s president reasserts control after a failed mutiny, he wants to sideline the Wagner leader while keeping its fighters — who have started training troops in Belarus — working for him.
Tag: Mercenaries and Private Military Contractors
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Putin Met With Prigozhin and Wagner Leaders Days After Rebellion
The Kremlin’s disclosure of the meeting with Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and other Wagner group commanders hinted at the power they wield, but left many questions unanswered.
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No Wagner Group Here: Riddles Grow as Belarus Displays an Empty Base
Two weeks after the Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion against Russian military leadership, its fate is as murky as ever — as is the purpose of a newly revived military base in Belarus.
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Lukashenko Says Prigozhin Is in Russia, as Wagner Mystery Deepens
After the mercenary boss staged a brief insurrection in Russia, the leader of Belarus said his country had taken him in, but now says the Wagner leader was in St. Petersburg and then “maybe he went to Moscow.”