The Kremlin appears to be sending the signal that no degree of effectiveness can protect someone from punishment for disloyalty.
Tag: Wagner Group
Presumed Death of Wagner Leader Puts In Doubt Group’s Future in Africa
Since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s short-lived mutiny two months ago, the Kremlin has tried to assure African clients that it was in control. But analysts suggested that without its leader, the future of Wagner was in doubt.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, Renegade Mercenary Chief Who Rattled Kremlin
A tycoon and a Putin ally, he built a paramilitary force that fought by Russia’s side even as he castigated its military leaders. He died at 62 in a plane crash, Russian authorities said.
Friday Briefing: U.S. Believes Prigozhin Was Killed
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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.
U.S. Says It Will Take Time to Confirm Prigozhin Was Killed in Plane Crash
The Wagner Group has not confirmed its leader’s death, nor has the Russian government.
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.
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.
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.
Thursday Briefing: Prigozhin Listed Aboard Crashed Plane
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