Yevgeny Prigozhin

Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russia’s most powerful mercenary, believed killed in plane crash

The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the crash and he told reporters he did not know for a fact what had happened.

Biden unsurprised by report of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death

Belarus President Lukashenko told reporters on Thursday: “As for Prigozhin (top), he’s in St Petersburg. He is not on the territory of Belarus.”

Belarus leader Lukashenko says Prigozhin is back in Russia

“If anyone in the West has any doubts, then that’s your problem,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said when asked if he could give assurances to the world that Russia was not slipping into turmoil.

Russia will emerge stronger after mutiny, so no need to fret, says foreign minister

State TV showed Putin meeting top security officials and military officers in the Kremlin, sternly thanking them for their support.

Putin says he’s back in control, but Russia’s elite isn’t so sure

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said his “march for justice”, was aimed at settling scores with Putin’s military top brass whom he cast as treasonous and corrupt.

Russian mercenary Prigozhin is in Belarus

Putin thanked Wagner fighters and commanders who had stood down from the mutiny to avoid what he called “fratricidal bloodshed”, and said the vast majority of Wagner’s members were patriots.

Putin says he let Wagner mutiny continue to avoid bloodshed

This undated video footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on June 26, 2023 shows Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (C) with officers at an undisclosed location. The mutineers had demanded he be sacked, leading to speculation that his removal might have been part of the arrangement that ended the revolt.

‘We didn’t want to overthrow government’, says Prigozhin in first comments since mutiny

The Russian currency narrowed losses to trade 0.6 per cent weaker at 85.1050 per dollar at 9.35 am in Moscow, the lowest since March 2022.

Rouble hits weakest in 15 months after Wagner challenges Putin

Analysts say they believe Beijing opted for a “wait-and-see” approach to the crisis, driven in part by an understanding that the rebellion exposed fissures in Putin’s grip.

China contends with weakened Putin after Wagner mutiny