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6/25/2023 9:19:35 PM
A short-lived revolt by a rebellious Russian mercenary commander ended with his troops beating a retreat, but the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s two-decade hold on power could have long-term consequences for his rule and his war in Ukraine.
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6/25/2023 7:46:28 PM
Russia's crisis involving a mercenary group's aborted revolt against the Kremlin exposed "real cracks" in President Vladimir Putin's authority, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday.
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6/25/2023 5:15:14 PM
Russia's foreign ministry said Sunday that Beijing had backed Moscow's efforts to counter a short-lived armed uprising led by the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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6/25/2023 1:18:47 PM
From the rise of the former KGB officer to the Kremlin to his invasion of Ukraine and a mutiny by the Wagner rebels who backed him, AFP looks at key moments in Vladimir Putin's rule.
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6/25/2023 12:43:00 PM
Russian air strikes killed at least 13 people in rebel-held northwest Syria on Sunday, the deadliest attack on the war-torn country this year, a war monitor said.
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War in Ukraine
6/25/2023 12:16:47 PM
Wagner fighters were leaving Russia's southern Voronezh region Sunday, the local governor said, after the group halted a dramatic rebellion to bring down Russia's top brass and U-turned on a march to Moscow.
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6/25/2023 11:16:01 AM
From the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year to the armed rebellion Saturday of the pro-Kremlin Wagner paramilitary group, here is a timeline of the main events.
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War in Ukraine
6/25/2023 9:46:25 AM
The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will go to Belarus and will not face charges after calling off his troops' advance on Moscow, the Russian government said, easing the country's most serious security crisis in decades.
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6/24/2023 9:41:00 PM
The rebel Wagner mercenary force threatened to march on Moscow on Saturday before announcing a stunning pull-back, as Kyiv seized on the chaos to launch new assaults against Russian positions in Ukraine.
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6/24/2023 8:26:56 PM
Ukraine's defence ministry taunted Russian troops in the country on Saturday, suggesting they return home to take part in fighting between rebel mercenaries and Russia's military.
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6/24/2023 8:17:00 PM
President Vladimir Putin has long profited from the actions of the Wagner mercenary group, but the mutiny led by its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presents the Russian strongman with a challenge that could irreparably damage his authority, analysts say.
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6/24/2023 7:10:58 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish "traitors" from the Wagner mercenary group, after its leader swore he would topple Moscow's military leadership.
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6/24/2023 6:39:48 PM
Russia's close ally Belarus said Saturday that the armed insurrection underway by the Wagner mercenary group was a "gift" to Western countries, warning the uprising could spell "disaster".
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War in Ukraine
6/24/2023 6:07:53 PM
Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's vowed to defeat the revolt and head off the threat of civil war.
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6/24/2023 6:06:45 PM
Washington will stay "in close coordination" with its Group of Seven allies amid the unfolding crisis in Russia, where Wagner mercenaries launched a mutiny, officials said Saturday.
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War in Ukraine
6/24/2023 10:21:31 AM
Russia on Saturday declared an "anti-terrorist operation regime" in Moscow and the Moscow region, after the chief of the Wagner mercenary group vowed to overthrow Russia's military leadership and claimed control of a key military headquarters in the south.
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6/24/2023 12:49:22 AM
President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday he would not allow Russia to slip into civil war, after the leader of the Wagner mercenary force seized a key military headquarters overseeing the offensive in Ukraine.
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6/23/2023 4:00:55 PM
United Nations aid transited Friday from regime-controlled northwest Syria to rebel-held areas for the first time since a devastating February earthquake, an AFP correspondent and a humanitarian official said.
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6/18/2023 4:38:06 PM
Yemen's government and Iran-backed Huthi rebels are locked in talks in Jordan to set the ground for a possible prisoner exchange, a Red Cross official told AFP on Sunday.
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6/17/2023 9:23:18 PM
The first commercial flight from Yemen's rebel-held capital to Saudi Arabia since 2016 took off carrying hajj pilgrims on Saturday, in the latest sign of easing tensions after years of war.
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