Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, may have believed he had support in Russia’s military.
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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.
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.
As Putin’s Partner, Prigozhin Was Always Willing to Do the Dirty Work
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the mercenary leader of the Wagner Group, had earned the trust of Vladimir V. Putin. Then he staged a mutiny that rattled the Kremlin.
Crisis in Russia
A Russian mercenary leader claimed he controls a military headquarters in southern Russia, and Vladimir Putin vowed to take action.