Russia's FSB has opened a criminal case against Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after he vowed to retaliate against the country’s military leadership for what he described as strikes launched against his forces. Follow live updates here
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stalled earlier this year, top American officials said they saw indications of tension between the Kremlin and the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. They said they believed those tensions would mount over the coming months. In January, a top White House official said Wagner was becoming a “rival power center to the Russian military and other Russian militaries.”
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