Tag: mutiny
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Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s approach to the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine is fueling mounting tensions at the U.S. government agency most involved in foreign policy: the State Department. Officials told HuffPost that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his most senior advisers are overlooking widespread internal frustration. Some department staff said they feel…
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Could Prigozhin’s loyalty to family be the reason behind his halted mutiny? Expert explains.
[ad_1] The Belarusian defence ministry has released footage which they say shows Wagner forces in the country and training Belarusian soldiers. Where they are not – is in Ukraine: the Pentagon says the mercenary group is no longer engaged there in any significant way. As to the whereabouts of their chief Yevgeny Prigozhin – a…
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Khrushchev’s granddaughter on what he may have thought of attempted mutiny – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] History suggests that when power changes hands in Russia, it often involves bloodshed. History now sees former Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev as something of a liberal reformer. Unusually for a Russian, Khrushchev lived on after being ousted, and died a natural death. His granddaughter, Nina Khrushcheva is a professor of international affairs in…
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin’s defence minister visits troops in first appearance since Wagner mutiny
[ad_1] Russia’s defence minister visits troops for first time since coup attempt For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Vladimir Putin has tried to reassert his power with a staged visit by Russia’s defence minister…
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What we learned so far from a short-lived mutiny in Russia
[ad_1] To paraphrase an old joke, it’s only a coup d’état if it comes from the coup d’état region of France — otherwise it’s just a sparkling mutiny. And a sparkling mutiny it was. Yevgeny Prigozhin was seen as a rebel from within the Vladimir Putin regime and, thus, had legitimacy granted by the Kremlin…
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Wagner fighters leaving Rostov and Voronezh after aborted mutiny – POLITICO
[ad_1] The Russian mercenary group at the center of a short-lived mutiny against President Vladimir Putin proceeded on Sunday with troop withdrawal from areas in southern Russia under its control. The lightning chaos wreaked by the heavily armed Wagner Group, which has played a key role in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, ended with a deal…
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Russia probes ‘mutiny’ calls after Wagner threatens top brass
[ad_1] Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to retaliate against an alleged strike on his camp (Handout) Russian authorities on Friday opened a criminal probe into calls to stage an “armed mutiny” after the chief of the Wagner mercenary group accused Russia of targeting his forces with deadly missile strikes and vowed to retaliate. Yevgeny…
