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WAGNER GROUP

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, the day Russia celebrates the anniversary of the Soviet Union¡¯s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2026
How Moscow lost friends and global influence
With even Russia¡¯s closest friends hedging their bets, the Kremlin¡¯s ability to project power and shape world affairs has been severely weakened.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an event in Hanoi on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2024
One year after Wagner uprising, Putin more powerful than ever
In the aftermath, a bruised Putin implemented a new rule: no one would ever be allowed the same level of autonomy again.
Fighters of the Wagner private mercenary group, many of whom were recruited from prisons, are deployed in June near the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2023
Vladimir Putin¡¯s killer patriotism
Pardoning violent convicts to get more soldiers onto the battlefield is not desirable, but for Putin, the alternative would be even worse.
A Palestinian child cries next to his mother after they were rushed to a hospital following an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 13. Fighting erupted after Hamas conducted a coordianated attack against Israel on Oct. 7 that killed 1,200 people, most of them civilians. More than 20,000 people in Gaza have died in the conflict, according to the enclave¡¯s health ministry.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2023
Images of 2023: World
Images of 2023: From war in the Gaza Strip and in Ukraine to concerns in Asia over North Korea and China, conflict took center stage in 2023.
The word Wagner is carved into the wall of a Ukrainian school previously occupied by Russian soldiers. A force led by Russian President Vladimir Putin¡¯s former bodyguard is trying to recruit veterans of the paramilitary force, which mutinied against Moscow and whose leader was killed in a plane crash.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2023
Russia steps up efforts to lure Wagner veterans back to Ukraine war
Four former Russian inmates who fought with Wagner in eastern Ukraine said they had received calls and messages offering new military contracts.
A photo taken on Thursday shows details of a contract between the Beijing Yunze Technology Co. Ltd. and a company then part of Yevgeny Prigozhin's commercial empire ¡ª for the acquisition of two high resolution observation satellites.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2023
Chinese firm sold satellites for intelligence to Russia¡¯s Wagner
The satellite images were used to assist Wagner¡¯s operations in Ukraine, but also in Africa ¡ª and even its failed mutiny in June ¡ª a contract has shown.
An impromptu memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group who died in a plane crash in Russia, in Moscow on Aug. 27. A shadowy fight is playing out on three continents for control of Prigozhin's sprawling interests as head of Wagner.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 11, 2023
After Prigozhin¡¯s death, a high-stakes scramble for his empire
African leaders once allied with the Wagner chief hear a new message from the Kremlin: Russia¡¯s African operations are under new management.
A man in a jacket with a Wagner patch visits an impromptu memorial to Yevgeny Prigozhin and other Wagner "heroes,¡± near the mercenary group¡¯s headquarters in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2023
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried quietly in St. Petersburg
The mercenary leader died two months to the day after he staged a brief mutiny against Russia¡¯s defense establishment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2023
Putin¡¯s China visit marks renewed assurance, expert says
The Russian president¡¯s plan to travel to China demonstrates a confidence that his authority is stronger than ever after the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Police officers keep guard at a checkpoint near the site of the crash of a private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in the Tver region, Russia, on Aug. 24.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2023
Russia will not probe Prigozhin crash under international rules
Prigozhin, two top lieutenants of his Wagner Group and four bodyguards were among 10 people who died when the Embraer Legacy 600 crashed north of Moscow.
A woman lays flowers at a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2023
Russia says genetic tests confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin died in plane crash
The private jet crashed two months to the day after Prigozhin led an abortive mutiny against the Russian Army¡¯s top brass.
A billboard promoting contract army service in front of the Private Military Company Wagner Center in St. Petersburg on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2023
Kremlin eyes how to bring private military group under its control
The organization¡¯s military prowess, experienced operators and ties to African governments may be too valuable to lose.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2023
With Prigozhin¡¯s death, Putin projects a message of power
The Kremlin appears to be sending the signal that no degree of effectiveness can protect someone from punishment for disloyalty.
A makeshift memorial in Moscow for Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin who is presumed to have died in private plane crash earlier in the week
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2023
If Prigozhin is gone, where does that leave Wagner?
What¡¯s been said about President Vladimir Putin¡¯s reign can also be applied to Prigozhin¡¯s Wagner Group: ¡°Nothing is true and everything is possible.¡±
Wagner mercenaries guard the president and other high-ranking attendees at an event in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, in May 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2023
Wagner¡¯s empire in Africa will live on after Prigozhin
Prigozhin built a business empire on the continent over the past five years, becoming an iconoclastic celebrity in places like Mali.
Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckage of the private jet that was believed to be carrying Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, at the crash site in Russia's Tver region on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2023
Wagner¡¯s Yevgeny Prigozhin believed to have died in fatal plane crash
No cause was announced but the crash immediately raised suspicions that Prigozhin had been killed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2023
Russia¡¯s fractured state
In the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin¡¯s aborted rebellion, President Vladimir Putin¡¯s weakness ¡ª and the cracks in the system he so meticulously built ¡ª are unmistakable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2023
Putin¡¯s pre-election budget set to become more costly after mutiny
Analysts expect changes to go far beyond the price of fortifying positions previously manned by an estimated 50,000 Wagner fighters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2023
Putin met Wagner¡¯s Prigozhin after revolt that shook Russia
Putin held talks with Prigozhin and top Wagner commanders at the Kremlin for nearly three hours on June 29, the president¡¯s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2023
Wagner coup cost Russia suspiciously little money
If Vladimir Putin¡¯s defense spending numbers are correct, it¡¯s likely that Yevgeny Prigozhin overstated the size of his mercenary army.
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