President Vladimir V. Putin appeared only once during a mercenary’s daylong mutiny against the military. He was all over Russian TV on Tuesday, seeking to project an image of control.
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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.
Biden Says the U.S. and Allies Had ‘Nothing to Do With’ Wagner Rebellion in Russia
Western nations agreed on a conference call not to let President Vladimir Putin of Russia blame them for the short-lived uprising, the American president said.
U.S. Knew Prigozhin Was Preparing to Take Military Action Against Russia
The information was considered both solid and alarming because of the possibility that a major nuclear-armed rival of the United States could descend into chaos.
U.S. Suspected Prigozhin Was Preparing to Take Military Action Against Russia
The information was considered both solid and alarming because of the possibility that a major nuclear-armed rival of the United States could descend into chaos.
Map: Tracking Wagner Military Convoys in Russia
Wagner’s leader announced that his troops marching on Moscow would “turn around.”
Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia
Allowing Moscow to place tactical nuclear weapons on its soil is just the latest sign of its loss of sovereignty to the Kremlin, military experts and pro-democracy activists say.
New Trial of Russia’s Jailed Opposition Leader Navalny Begins
The new extremism charges could add decades to the prison terms that Aleksei Navalny is already serving.
Russia-China Bond Is Closely Watched, and Fraught
The shows of bonhomie between the two leaders reflect the bond between Russia and China, which could become more fraught as Russian dependence deepens.
Russia Sends Navalny Associates to Prison for “Extremism”
Lilia Chanysheva and Rustem Mulyukov are the first of the jailed opposition leader’s organization to be convicted of charges related to national security since the Russian government declared his group an “extremist organization.”