The Kremlin and its proxies rebuffed suggestions that it was responsible for destroying a plane that reportedly carried the chief of the Wagner mercenary group.
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With Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death, Putin Projects a Message of Power
The Kremlin appears to be sending the signal that no degree of effectiveness can protect someone from punishment for disloyalty.
Prigozhin Broke the First Rule in Russia: Don’t Defy Putin
The fate of Yevgeny V. Prigozhin is a reminder of all those who have paid a heavy price for standing up to President Vladimir V. Putin, and of how quickly people can fall from his favor.
Explosion Likely Downed Plane Carrying Prigozhin, U.S. Officials Say
The officials stressed that other theories about what brought down a plane in Russia were still being explored.
BRICS Invites More Countries to Join. Here’s What to Know.
Iran was the surprise among the countries invited to join the bloc of emerging economies. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Argentina and Ethiopia were also tapped.
What to Know About the Plane Crash Believed to Have Killed Prigozhin
The Wagner mercenary group leader, who staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, was presumed dead after a jet went down northwest of Moscow on Wednesday.
A Russian Court Extends the Pretrial Detention of Journalist Evan Gershkovich
A Moscow court on Thursday extended the pretrial detention of the American reporter, who has denied the espionage charges he faces. The U.S. says he has been wrongfully detained.
Prigozhin, Wagner Leader, Believed to Be on Plane in Deadly Russia Crash
All 10 people on a jet linked to Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the mercenary group, were killed on Wednesday, Russian officials said.
At BRICS Summit, Putin Tries to Rally Support
Leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa addressed other topics, but Russia’s president, unable to attend in person because he is wanted for war crimes, put the war in Ukraine at center stage in the meeting.
At Risk of Invasion or Lovely to Visit: Two Views of a Polish Border Area
Polish authorities have issued dire warnings that the Suwalki Gap, on Poland’s northern border between Russia and Belarus, is under threat. Locals say that is just election-related fear-mongering.