The brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary force last month has given Belarus’s autocratic leader Aleksandr G. Lukashenko an opening to upend his subservient relationship with Moscow.
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Prigozhin’s Public Support Remains Significant After Rebellion, Polls Show
Experts are divided over the accuracy of polling in Russia, but polling firms say well-designed surveys can still produce reliable results.
Ukraine Says It Is Ready for Arrival of Wagner Troops in Belarus
Ukrainian officials have tried to tamp down concerns while heralding their preparations, with President Volodymyr Zelensky nodding to plans for reinforcing the border.
Russia Dismisses Rebellion as ‘Minor’ and Dismantles Prigozhin’s Wagner Empire
Foreign Minister Sergei V. Lavrov of Russia warned the Western countries helping Ukraine not to think that the Wagner group’s mutiny had undermined Moscow’s power.
Images Show Construction at a Belarus Military Base. Is It Wagner’s New Home?
The images reveal a possible location for the mercenaries who were given the option of relocating to Belarus after the group’s failed rebellion against President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
NATO Stresses Risk of Wagner Group’s Potential Relocation to Belarus
“Belarus is unpredictable and dangerous, and this has not changed,” the Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, said in Brussels at a news conference with NATO’s secretary general. “We are ready for any developments.”
Who Knew About Prigozhin’s Wagner Revolt Before It Happened?
Some Russian generals and foreign intelligence agencies appear to have gotten early signals of the mercenary leader’s plans.
In Russia, Wagner Rebellion Echoes Another Coup Attempt in 1917
Amid a flagging war effort, a popular commander turned his troops toward Russia’s own capital, undermining the government. It happened last weekend — and in 1917.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Wagner Chief in Exile
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What Will Happen to Prigozhin and His Wagner Fighters? Here’s What We Know.
Days after an uprising in Russia, Moscow said the charges of “armed mutiny” would be dropped. Here is how the events may affect the mercenary fighters, President Vladimir V. Putin and the war in Ukraine.