"The #Lipetsk region is about 360km (225 miles) south of #Moscow and much closer to the capital than Rostov-on-Don, where #Wagner forces appeared during the night." #Russia #UkraineWar
Wagner mercenaries enter Lipetsk province, Russian governor says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-6496fcac8f084ea43c43f922#block-6496fcac8f084ea43c43f922
#Ukraine liberates territories near city during #Wagner mutiny – reports
"According to Ukrainian news agencies, #Kyiv has liberated the territories near the city of #Krasnohorivka in #Donetsk region, which have been occupied by pro-Russia separatists since 2014." #UkraineWar
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-649702e88f084ea43c43f958#block-649702e88f084ea43c43f958
Mercenary revolt in #Russia
"#Wagner leader Yevgeny #Prigozhin said his mercenary group has taken control of #Rostov-on-Don amid a feud with Russian military leaders" via NBC #UkraineWar
"The Russian president is facing the most serious threat to his hold on power in all the 23 years he’s run the nuclear state. And it is staggering to behold the veneer of total control he has maintained all that time – the ultimate selling point of his autocracy – crumble overnight."
#Russia #Wagner #Prigozhin #UkraineWar
#Putin is at risk of losing his iron grip on power. The next 24 hours are critical
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/24/europe/russia-putin-wagner-prigozhin-analysis-intl/index.html
“What’s really going to happen, we’ll have to see tomorrow. And who actually did give which concessions to whom,” he told Al Jazeera. “Ceasefires don’t hold that easily. Before you see the small print, it’s not the time to say that it’s over. It can easily unravel in an hour or two, or tomorrow.” - Pavel Felgenhauer, Russian defence analyst
#Wagner boss calls off march on #Moscow; agrees to exile in #Belarus | #Prigozhin #UkraineWar #Putin #Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/24/wagner-boss-says-march-on-moscow-halted-to-avoid-bloodshed
The US Senate has introduced a resolution which proposes that the actions of #Russia, #Belarus “or proxy of Russia” be considered as an attack on #NATO, if their actions lead to radioactive contamination of the allies’ territory. #UkraineWar #Zaporizhzhia #NuclearPlant
Nuclear cloud will trigger NATO’s #Article5, #US warns Russia
https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/nuclear-cloud-will-trigger-natos-article-5-us-warns-russia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
"#Ukraine in this war is fighting not only for the right to exist, but also for the opportunity to become a European country, intolerant to #corruption…That is why scrutiny of officials and government becomes even more important for journalists than before the war,” says Segvil Musaeva, the editor-in-chief of Ukrainska Pravda." #UkraineWar #Europe
War is reshaping the Ukrainian state—for the better
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/06/22/war-is-reshaping-the-ukrainian-state-for-the-better?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content
"On Saturday in #Copenhagen, as the world trained its eyes on the apparent imminent collapse of #VladimirPutin’s regime, a gathering of senior government security advisers from the global South and the West met with Ukraine’s leadership to discuss a #PathToPeace. The gathering, the first uniting the global south and western powers at this level over #Ukraine has the potential to be even more ominous for #Putin." #UkraineWar
"According to delle Fave, #Prigozhin must have had some level of support from the intelligence and military communities, who would have noticed his movements in the days leading up to the rebellion as he moved men and materiel into #Rostov-on-Don." #UkraineWar
Open rebellion against #Russia may be #Wagner chief Prigozhin’s last stand
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230625-open-rebellion-against-russia-could-be-wagner-chief-prigozhin-s-last-stand
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin triggered a crisis in Russia on Saturday with an armed rebellion headed to Moscow. But by the following day, the 62-year-old mercenary leader appeared to have played all of his cards and now faces a negotiated exile in Belarus along with some of his troops.
“Russia has just lost 25,000 soldiers,” Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, a former general of the U.S. forces in Europe, told Times Radio on Sunday, referring to the #Wagner mercenaries. “Every one of them is going to be looked at with suspicion and seen as unreliable.” #Russia #UkraineWar
Prigozhin’s Wagner mutiny is over. What now?
https://www.politico.eu/article/yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-mutiny-over-what-happens-now/
"RIA Novosti, the Russian state-owned news agency, is reporting that the criminal case against Yevgeny #Prigozhin over the mutiny has not been dropped." #Wagner #Russia #UkraineWar
Criminal investigation into Prigozhin continues – Russian media reports
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/26/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-claims-advances-near-bakhmut-rouble-falls-to-15-month-low-after-wagner-rebellion?page=with:block-64994acd8f084ea43c4406ab#block-64994acd8f084ea43c4406ab
"The bloc’s military ambitions came as the #UK, a strong opponent of #EU defense integration, was leaving the bloc after #Brexit. With #DonaldTrump as U.S. president, there was fear of #US disengagement from #NATO and #Europe. And then there was #Russia’s 2014 illegal annexation #of Crimea and its war against eastern #Ukraine, which changed perceptions on the potential threats facing the EU." #UkraineWar
https://www.politico.eu/article/after-russia-invasion-ukraine-brussels-eu-military-player-not-power/
"Borrell said the instability in Russia was dangerous given its nuclear arsenal and would be top of the agenda at the #Luxembourg summit, where ministers voted through a promise to top up #Ukraine’s military funds by €3.5bn (£3bn)." #Russia #EU #Wagner #UkraineWar
The monster is acting against his creator, #EU foreign policy chief says of #Prigozhin mutiny
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/prigozhin-mutiny-monster-acting-creator-eu-diplomat-josep-borrell
The Russian warlord Yevgeny #Prigozhin has reappeared for the first time since abandoning his armed mutiny on Saturday evening, issuing a defiant 11-minute statement in which he defended the #Wagner uprising and said that “society demanded it.” #Russia #UkraineWar
Society demanded it,' says Prigozhin in first comments since abandoning mutiny
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/26/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-claims-advances-near-bakhmut-rouble-falls-to-15-month-low-after-wagner-rebellion?page=with:block-6499ab8a8f082bf8c46ddfb2#block-6499ab8a8f082bf8c46ddfb2
"Verstka" confirmed the construction of a camp in #Osipovichi, #Mogilev region, for 8, 000 fighters, 200 km from the border with #Ukraine. There will be several camps | #Russia #UkraineWar
#Belarus Begins to Build Camps to Accommodate #Wagner PMC Fighters
https://verstka.media/v-belarusi-stroyat-lagerya-dlya-vagnera
Senior Ukrainian officials in #Kyiv have argued that the attempted coup in #Russia shows that Vladimir #Putin does not guarantee stability - and instead makes it more likely the Russian state will collapse | Luke Harding| #Wagner #UkraineWar
"When #Russia’s mercenary group marched on #Moscow, it seemed to take the world – and Vladimir #Putin – by surprise . What does it mean for his grip on power – and for his war?" #UkraineWar
What the #Wagner mutiny means for #Ukraine, Russia and Putin #Podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/jun/27/what-the-wagner-mutiny-means-for-ukraine-russia-and-putin-podcast
"The events of June 23-24 amounted to a #mutiny, not a coup d’état. Mercenary leader Yevgeny #Prigozhin’s objective was to renegotiate the terms of his contract with #Putin and the Ministry of Defense, never to topple the regime. That’s how it is in modern #Russia. Events solved elsewhere by lawsuits in hushed courtrooms are fixed with automatic rifles and bombastic social media tirades." #Wagner
Russia’s Security Forces Learn Bitter Lessons From Putin’s Maneuvering
https://cepa.org/article/russias-security-forces-learn-bitter-lessons-from-putins-maneuvering/
"#Prigozhin’s uprising did not come out of nowhere. US officials had been tracking his ongoing growing feud with #Russia’s Ministry of Defense for months, and took note when threats were traded back and forth between them. There were also signs that #Wagner was stockpiling weapons and ammunition leading up to the rebellion, CNN has reported. "
#US gathered detailed intelligence on Wagner chief’s rebellion plans but kept it secret from most allies
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/26/politics/us-intelligence-wagner-chief/index.html
“If #Prigozhin stays in #Belarus and manages #Wagner or something similar, it boosts the political clout of #Lukashenko, who will have his own real private army,” Nikolay Mitrokhin of Germany’s Bremen University told Al Jazeera.
Belarus role in #Russia-Wagner feud ‘boosts Lukashenko’s clout’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/27/what-is-belarus-gaining-from-helping-quell-wagner
I suspected as much, #Lukashenko is preparing for a post-#Putin scenario. He wants to hold on to #Belarus come hell or high water. #Russia
The Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, on Tuesday told his defence minister that #Wagner soldiers could provide Belarus with “priceless” information about warfare.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649ad4f08f08deda08fdcbe1#block-649ad4f08f08deda08fdcbe1
#Poland is going to back these countries up big time.
"#Latvia and #Lithuania called on Tuesday for #Nato to strengthen its eastern borders in response to expectations that #Russia’s #Wagner private will set up a new base in #Belarus after its abortive mutiny at home." | #Prigozhin #Lukashenko
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649afb9e8f083dae8064c512#block-649afb9e8f083dae8064c512
Could this be the abandoned base #Lukashenko was offering to #Wagner? If it is, #Lithuania is going to have a heart attack 💔| #Prigozhin
"#Smarhon (also #Smorgon and Smorgon Northwest) is a former Soviet Air Forces base in Belarus located 8 km northwest of Smarhonʹ. It was a small airfield with an unpaved revetment complex hidden in the forest to the northwest. The airfield is currently abandoned and increasingly overgrown." #Belarus
And nope, this whole mutiny/coup thing wasn't a convoluted, underhanded plan by #Putin to get Wagner to Belarus to threaten #Kyiv. Nor is it a deathtrap.
He's going to keep #Prigozhin alive as long as he can.
"The Belarusian president, Alexander #Lukashenko, said on Tuesday that he had convinced Yevgeny #Prigozhin in an emotional, expletive-laden phone call to end a mutiny by his #Wagner militia that has jolted #Russia."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649b01218f08deda08fdce61#block-649b01218f08deda08fdce61
#Lukashenko talks about his negotiations with #Prigozhin | #Wagner #Belarus
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Attached: 1 video ‼️Lukashenko talked about his negotiations with Prigozhin. Part 1 #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Turkey #Wagner #Prigozhin
“I said to #Putin, ‘Yes we could take him out, it wouldn’t be a problem, if it doesn’t work the first time then it would the second.’ I told him: ‘Don’t do it, because afterwards there will be no negotiations and these guys will be ready to do anything,’” #Lukashenko claimed.| #Wagner #Prigozhin #Russia #Belarus
Putin’s portrayal of response to uprising as a #Kremlin win is proving a hard sell
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/27/putins-portrayal-of-response-to-uprising-as-a-kremlin-win-is-proving-a-hard-sell
"#BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) - As news broke on Saturday that mercenary #Wagner troops were careering towards #Moscow in a short-lived rebellion, several businessmen from southern #China began frantically calling factories to halt shipments of goods destined for #Russia." #UkraineWar
Wagner mutiny exposes risks for China's deep Russian ties
https://www.reuters.com/world/wagner-mutiny-exposes-risks-chinas-deep-russian-ties-2023-06-27/
As news broke on Saturday that mercenary Wagner troops were careering towards Moscow in a <a href="/world/europe/putin-pays-tribute-russian-pilots-killed-fighting-mutineers-2023-06-27/">short-lived rebellion</a>, several businessmen from southern China began frantically calling factories to halt shipments of goods destined for Russia.
#PopeFrancis also told #Zelenskiy they'd help get the kidnapped Ukrainian children back.
The #Kremlin has confirmed the arrival of the papal envoy Cardinal #MatteoZuppi in #Moscow for peace talks | #UkraineWar
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-kramatorsk-death-toll-rises-nato-to-strengthen-eastern-defences?page=with:block-649c14c28f08deda08fdd6bc#block-649c14c28f08deda08fdd6bc
Pick a card. Any card ♥️♠️♦️♣️
"A succession fight involving nukes, a private military up for grabs, an ascendant #Belarus — it’s all on the table in a post-#Wagner mutiny world."
Gaming out #Russia’s future
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-war-ukraine-vladimir-putin-future/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter
"US intelligence claims Gen Sergei #Surovikin, who has close ties to Yevgeny #Prigozhin, had prior knowledge of uprising" #Russia
Russian general who may have known about #Wagner mutiny goes missing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/28/russian-general-wagner-mutiny-goes-missing
"The Belarusian President Alexander #Lukashenko is seeking credit for stepping in to broker #Wagner’s retreat and saving #Russia from chaos. FRANCE 24 spoke to #PavelSlunkin, a former Belarusian diplomat, who shed light on what this means for Lukasheko's relationship with Moscow, his own security and the course of the war in #Ukraine. " #UkraineWar
The Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking credit for stepping in to broker Wagner’s retreat and saving Russia from chaos. FRANCE 24 spoke to Pavel Slunkin, a former Belarusian diplomat, who shed light on what this means for Lukasheko's relationship with Moscow, his own security and the course of the war in Ukraine.
"Citing two sources close to #Russia’s #DefenceMinistry, the Russian-language service of #TheMoscowTimes reported on Wednesday that #Surovikin was arrested due to what one of the unnamed sources said was choosing #Wagner chief Yevgeny '#Prigozhin’s side during the uprising'."
Russia holds General Sergei Surovikin over Wagner mutiny: Reports
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/29/russia-holds-general-sergei-surovikin-over-wagner-mutiny-reports
Good news for Ukraine’s counteroffensive 👍 #UkraineWar #Russia #Prigozhin
#Wagner mercenaries will no longer fight in #Ukraine after chief refuses to sign contracts with #Kremlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/29/russia-ukraine-war-live-ukraine-makes-advances-in-south-and-east-top-general-says-putin-greets-crowds-in-rare-walkabout?page=with:block-649d685c8f08d551cf54a151#block-649d685c8f08d551cf54a151
Russian railway depots are clogged with empty #ShippingContainers from #China amid a deepening #TradeImbalance between the two countries, the independent business news outlet VPost reported Wednesday. #Russia #Economy #UkraineWar
Chinese Containers Clogging Russian Rail Depots – VPost
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/29/chinese-containers-clogging-russian-rail-depots-vpost-a81689
Very ironic after #Switzerland blocked so many #EU arms exports to #Ukraine for the sake of it's neutrality. It's hard not to laugh though, they tried so hard to be in the middle 🤣 #UkraineWar
My bet is on #Turkey as the site of peace talks. Even though they sold a ton of scout/killer drones to Ukraine.
"#Russia rules out Switzerland as location for peace talks, saying it had 'lost its status as a neutral state' after supporting EU sanctions"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/29/russia-ukraine-war-live-ukraine-makes-advances-in-south-and-east-top-general-says-putin-greets-crowds-in-rare-walkabout?page=with:block-649d8c8f8f08ff8b60150539#block-649d8c8f8f08ff8b60150539
“Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to #satellite #InternetProvider Dozor-Teleport which supplies #Russia's #FSB (Federal Security Service), #Gazprom, #Rosatom and military installations,” internet traffic monitor NetBlocks reported." #UkraineWar
'#Wagner' Hackers Say They Shut Down Russian Satellite Internet Provider
https://www.pcmag.com/news/wagner-hackers-say-they-shut-down-russian-satellite-internet-provider
"Admission that Russia paid 86bn roubles to Yevgeny #Prigozhin’s mercenaries this year is potentially significant, say legal experts" #UkraineWar
#Putin claim that #Russia funds #Wagner group may make it easier to try him for #WarCrimes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/01/putin-claim-that-russia-funds-wagner-group-may-make-it-easier-to-try-him-for-war-crimes
"Since 2018 when #Wagner arrived in Central African Republic (#CAR) to fight off a #RebelUprising, the armed group has expanded its footprint, later launching operations in #Mali, #Sudan and #Libya. For African governments struggling to deal with escalating domestic insecurity, Wagner became a lifeline." #Africa #Russia #Prigozhin
After mutiny, clouds hover over Wagner’s operations in Africa
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/1/after-mutiny-clouds-hover-over-wagners-operations-in-africa
"Aliaksandr Azarau, leader of the anti-#Lukashenko BYPOL guerrilla group of former military members, told the #AssociatedPress by phone on Thursday that construction of a site for #Wagner mercenaries was underway near #Osipovichi." #Prigozhin #Russia
#SatellitePhotos, reports suggest Belarus is building an army camp for Wagner fighters
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1796286/satellite-photos-reports-suggest-belarus-is-building-an-army-camp-for-wagner-fighters
" The ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (#LDPR) is working on a bill that would temporarily ban the travel of close relatives of high-ranking officials to 'unfriendly countries,' the RIA state news agency reported on Sunday." #Russia #UkraineWar
#UltraNationalists aim to restrict travel for Russian officials' families
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ultra-nationalists-aim-to-restrict-travel-for-russian-officials-families/ar-AA1djCrV
"Yevgeny #Prigozhin’s media holding group is to shut down, the director of one of its outlets said, highlighting the mercenary chief’s worsening fortunes a week after the collapse of a brief mutiny staged by his #WagnerGroup fighters, #Reuters reports." #Russia
#Wagner chief's media holding group to shut down
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jul/02/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-launches-first-overnight-drone-strike-on-kyiv-in-12-days?page=with:block-64a141768f08ff8b601520f0#block-64a141768f08ff8b601520f0
"Speaking to reporters on Monday, Admiral Rob Bauer, chair of the #NATO military committee, said that although the bulk of #Russia’s land forces are fighting in #Ukraine, he believes the #Kremlin’s forces are still a threat." #Russia #UkraineWar
Never underestimate Russia, top NATO military official warns
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-ukraine-war-nato-military-admiral-rob-bauer/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social
"The town of #Nikopol – current population 50,000 – and other nearby cities are taking the threat of damage to the #NuclearPlant seriously. Last week for the first time they carried out #radiation drills, a rehearsal for what locals should do in case of a repeat of the 1986 #Chornobyl disaster" #Chernobyl #UkraineWar #Russia
"Western officials had hoped to formally welcome #Sweden into the bloc before next Tuesday’s summit.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip #Erdoğan, however, has frustrated western leaders by linking approval for Sweden’s bid to demands that #Stockholm crack down on members of opposition Kurdish movements, such as the Kurdistan Workers’ party (#PKK). "
Biden ratchets up efforts to secure Sweden’s #Nato membership ahead of key summit | #UkraineWar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/biden-ratchets-up-efforts-to-secure-swedens-nato-membership-ahead-of-key-summit
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday called for additional access to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine to "confirm the absence of mines or explosives at the site". Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of planning to sabotage the site, raising alarm over risks of a radioactive disaster at Europe's largest nuclear plant. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
"Tension is gradually decreasing," Nataliya Gumenyuk, an army spokeswoman, said, adding that this was thanks to the "powerful work" of #Kyiv's military and diplomatic efforts "with our foreign partners, who put pressure" on #Russia. #UkraineWar #
Kyiv says tension around #Zaporizhzhia #NuclearPowerPlant is decreasing
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/06/kyiv-says-tension-around-zaporizhzhia-plant-decreasing-a81758
Ukraine said Thursday that "tension" around the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was "decreasing," after Kyiv and Moscow accused each other this week of plotting provocations at the atomic facility. "Tension is gradually decreasing," Nataliya Gumenyuk, an army spokeswoman, said, adding that this was thanks to the "powerful work" of Kyiv's military and diplomatic efforts "with our foreign partners, who put pressure" on Russia.
"In the survey, carried out by Kantar Public, 53 percent of those questioned said that burning holy scriptures of any religion in public should be prohibited, while 34 percent answered that it should be allowed, and 13 percent were undecided." #Sweden #NATO
Most Swedes want ban on #Quran burnings after global outcry
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/6/most-swedes-want-ban-on-quran-burnings-after-global-outcry
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