Mercenaries in Russia ordered to halt their march and return to Ukraine by Wagner chief
Successful Wagner rebellion means access to Russia’s nuclear arsenal: Kremlin official
A local resident holds his dog as he speaks with a member of Wagner group in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.The ministry said in a statement Saturday that “we are cautioning Western countries against even a hint of using the internal situation in Russia for achieving their Russophobic goals.”Article content
The rebellion by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin comes as Kyiv’s forces have been probing Russian defenses in the initial stages of a counteroffensive.Article content The State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken “reiterated that support by the United States for Ukraine will not change.” It said that the U.S. “will stay in close coordination” with allies and partners as the situation develops.Article contentPutin speaks to several foreign leaders
Prigozhin said in a new audio statement on Saturday that “we didn’t touch a single conscript, we didn’t kill a single person on our way.” He added that the Russian air force targeted his troops, but they still managed to seize military headquarters in Rostov “without a single gunshot.” A woman shows her mobile phone as she speaks with a member of the Wagner group in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.He said that “for a long time, Russia used propaganda to mask its weakness and the stupidity of its government. And now there is so much chaos that no lie can hide it.”
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