Putin orders mercenaries pledge to Russia after Prigozhin’s reported loss of life

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the St. George Corridor on the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Mikhail Klimentyev | AFP | Getty Pictures WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday requiring all mercenaries to swear allegiance to Russia, a revelation that comes on the heels of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported loss of life. … Read more

Wagner mercenaries in Belarus transfer nearer to the Polish border, Poland’s prime minister says

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Over 100 mercenaries belonging to the Russian-linked Wagner group in Belarus have moved near the border with Poland, the Polish prime minister stated Saturday. Mateusz Morawiecki stated at a information convention that the mercenaries had moved near the Suwalki Hole, a strategic stretch of Polish territory located between Belarus and Kaliningrad, … Read more

Putin responds to Wagner insurrection, accuses mercenaries of treason

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin delivers a video deal with, on June 24, 2023, as Wagner fighters stage insurrection. Gavriil Grigorov | AFP | Getty Photos Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to punish everybody concerned within the “armed insurrection” and accused them of treason. In a televised deal with Saturday morning, Putin appealed to those that … Read more

Prigozhin alleges Wagner mercenaries captured Russian lieutenant colonel

Roman Venevitin The group claims it even captured the commander of the Russian troops that fired on their Ural truck. The press workplace of Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the non-public army firm Wagner, launched a video on the night of June 4 displaying the interrogation of Lieutenant Colonel Roman Venevitin, commander of the 72nd Motorized … Read more