Whatever the Wagner uprising says about Vladimir Putin’s hold on the Kremlin, it is also the story of a mercurial mercenary leader’s growing desperation.
Tag: Russia
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Putin Says Russia Is United Behind Him, After Ending Wagner Rebellion
President Vladimir V. Putin spoke angrily of those who want “Russians to fight each other,” but his former ally, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, said the mutiny he led was not a coup attempt.
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Biden and Putin Have Dueling Messages on the Mutiny in Russia
The White House concluded that it had to get ahead of any argument by Vladimir V. Putin that the uprising was serving the interests of Russia’s adversaries.
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A Mutiny That Showed the Stress on Putin’s System of Rule
A member of Russia’s elite marched on his rivals, with a mercenary army at his back, suggesting that Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over a coalition of powerful figures may be more brittle than it appeared.
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Why Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Is Off to a Slow, Bloody Start
The Ukrainian Army is encountering an array of challenges that has complicated the early stages of its counteroffensive, especially the large swaths of minefields. But its leaders are urging patience, insisting the main push is yet to come.