Browsing: Wagner group

Sudan’s war has become a battleground and pivotal theatre for geopolitical rivalries as foreign powers compete for influence in the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.

‘He intends to take revenge on people who were intending to destroy him, and destroyed people close to him.’

The Russian veteran is known for his long military career.

Wagner military chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was officially confirmed dead by Russian authorities on Sunday. The fate of his mercenary group – and its operations in Africa and the Middle East – now hangs in the balance. FRANCE 24 spoke to Anastasiya Shapochkina, a political analyst and researcher with a focus on Russian domestic policy, about possible scenarios for the private army’s future.

Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence over the death of Wagner…

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Wagner group leader – was on…

Niger: President Mohamed Bazoum calls on international community for help after coup Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has called on…

Its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin moved across the border from Russia as part of a deal to end the militia’s mutiny which rocked the Kremlin.

Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly wanted to capture the defence minister and head of the army.