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.”
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Ruble Hits Early War Lows Following Prigozhin’s Mutiny
The ruble fell as low as 94 rubles per dollar on Thursday before making a slight recovery by the end of the trading day.
Who Is Aleksandr Lukashenko?
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.
Who Is Aleksandr Lukashenko?
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.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Putin, Xi, Modi Meet in Virtual Summit
Also, an attack in Tel Aviv as the death toll rises in Jenin.
Putin, Xi and Modi Meet for Shanghai Summit, Each Focused on Own Issues
At a virtual summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the leaders of Russia, China and India each focused on their own driving issues.
Putin Scrambles to Reinforce His Defenses After Wagner Mutiny
Long focused on security, the Russian president is rewarding loyalty among the ruling elite and showering his most important constituency — the men with guns — with cash.
Zelensky Accuses Russia of Trying to Kill Georgia’s Former President Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili, now a Ukrainian citizen, has been imprisoned in Georgia. He appeared frail and skeletal in a court appearance that renewed concerns about his treatment in prison.
Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent
Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. The tech may also be sold overseas.
Mutiny Provided Glimpse of a Post-Putin Russia. Is the Window Still Open?
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s revolt showed the possibility of a Russia after Vladimir Putin — and how pro-democracy forces may not be the ones that take over.