Pyongyang vowed increased military cooperation against the United States, a common enemy, during a visit by Russia’s defense minister.
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Putin Plans China Visit as a Russian Leader Joins a North Korea Celebration
The visits reflect Moscow’s ongoing efforts to strengthen ties with Asian allies, given its isolation from the West.
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.
Russia Appears to Have Detained Surovikin in Post-Mutiny Crackdown, U.S. Says
The circumstances surrounding Gen. Sergei Surovikin’s status are still very murky. U.S. officials cautioned that the intelligence reports were not conclusive and could not provide further details.
Russian General Knew About Prigozhin’s Rebellion Plans, U.S. Officials Say
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, may have believed he had support in Russia’s military.
Putin Casts Rebellion as Proof of Russian Solidity as Belarus Takes Prigozhin In
Belarus said it had taken in the mercenary boss Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and might welcome his Wagner troops, while Russia dropped a criminal investigation of him for the weekend uprising.
Putin Tries to Rewrite the Story of What Happened With Wagner Mutiny
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.
Prigozhin’s Wagner Rebellion Came as His Power Faded
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.
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.
After Wagner Mutiny, Russians Note Absence of Kremlin Leaders
Neither Vladimir V. Putin nor the leader of the Wagner mercenary group made public appearances on Sunday, a day after an armed rebellion shook the nation.