Tag: Prigozhin
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Yevgeny Prigozhin — hot dog tycoon, warlord and mutineer — dead at 62 – POLITICO
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s days seemed numbered the moment he had the audacity — some would say recklessness — to raise a mutiny two months ago and start his march on Moscow. The paramilitary boss’s demise hardly comes as a surprise to anyone who closely…
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Yevgeny Prigozhin Presumed Dead in Plane Crash – World
[ad_1] Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all on board. What details have been confirmed? The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the jet plunged to the ground in Tver Region, and that all…
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Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in jet crash in Russia – POLITICO
[ad_1] Exactly two months after his failed coup, Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin died on Wednesday after his private jet crashed in flames on an internal flight within Russia, the country’s aviation authority said. Speculation is rife that Russian President Vladimir Putin — who is notoriously unforgiving of traitors and accused Prigozhin of “treason”…
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Putin’s media machine turns on ‘traitor’ Prigozhin – POLITICO
[ad_1] From national hero to drug-addled, bewigged zero: the Kremlin’s propaganda machine has turned against Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. In a sensational report on state-run Rossiya-1’s “60 Minutes” program on Wednesday evening, the Kremlin’s propaganda attack dogs played footage of what they claimed was a raid of Prigozhin’s mansion and offices, showing cash, guns,…
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Wagner group leader Prigozhin arrives in Belarus as Putin orders probe into his finances
[ad_1] Putin appeals to Russian public after Wagner mutiny 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 The finances of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s catering firm are set to be investigated, Russian president Vladimir Putin…
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Prigozhin starts exile, Belarus leader confirms
[ad_1] Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus under a deal that ended a brief mutiny against the Russian military by his fighters, state news agency BELTA says, quoting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. A plane linked to Prigozhin and believed to be carrying him into exile landed in Belarus from the southern Russian…
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When Prigozhin turned Wagner’s tanks on Russia (June 26) : NPR
[ad_1] Members of the Wagner Group sit atop of a tank in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday. President Vladimir Putin said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had betrayed Russia. Prigozhin later called off his group’s action and the Kremlin said he would…
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Wagner boss Prigozhin called off his coup after Putin’s thugs ‘threatened mercnaries’ families’
[ad_1] Wagner boss Prigozhin called off his coup after Putin’s thugs threatened mercnaries’ families, UK security sources believe – as Kremlin insists ‘no mutineers will face charges’ Members would be offered contracts with regular Russian forces, it was claimedFamily members of Wagner’s chiefs also ‘threatened by Russia’s secret service’ By Claire Duffin and Stewart Carr…
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What next for Putin after Prigozhin backs down in Russian mercenary rebellion?
[ad_1] ‘Who can Putin trust?’ This is new ground for Putin’s Russia, until now only troubled by the occasional unarmed protest swiftly crushed by police. By contrast, in a few short hours, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner mutineers were able to overrun a key Russian city, shoot down several military aircraft, and leave the Kremlin scrambling to…
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Why Did Putin Let Prigozhin Walk Away?
[ad_1] VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS The same government that has been slaughtering Ukrainian civilians for more than a year because it claims NATO baddies are too close to its borders allowed its own rogue mercenary boss to shoot down military helicopters on Saturday and, according to state media, kill several soldiers before calmly waltzing away…
