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The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

What the papers say – June 25

Just one story dominates Sunday’s papers.

The Independent UK

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves Russia after Putin drops charges

In a bid to avoid 'bloodshed', the Kremlin has announced charges against him and his Wagner forces will be dropped by Russian authorities.

Daily Record

Russia 'coup attempt' has exposed weakness of Putin's regime, expert says

Oleg Ignatov is the senior Russia analyst at the International Crisis Group, an independent organisation that works to prevent wars

Daily Mirror

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Trump dubs Russia coup a ‘big mess’ as fellow presidential candidates weigh in on Wagner rebellion

Former president says ‘be careful what you wish for’ amid paramilitary crisis

The Independent UK

Timeline: How Wagner Group’s revolt against Russia unfolded

Feud with Wagner Group is the biggest threat Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced to his rule.

Al Jazeera

Sunak to stay in touch with allies after deal to end Russia rebellion

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is to leave Russia under a deal brokered by Belarus.

The Independent UK

24 hours of mutiny, mayhem and panic on the streets of Moscow

Mayor of capital warns residents to stay indoors as rebel mercenary force closed in on city – before Wager Group chief calls off advance ‘to avoid bloodshed’

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Mercenary mutineers retreat after cutting deal with Putin

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow are withdrawing, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's

The New Daily

Wagner chief banished from Russia after calling off Moscow attack as Putin drops charges

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is Wagner Group chief, will move to Belarus under the agreement following his dramatic decision to call off the coup in Russia to avoid "shedding Russian blood"

Daily Mirror

Kremlin drops charges against Wagner boss who led uprising

Yevgeniy Prigozhin will go to Belarus as part of deal that ended the biggest threat to Putin's rule.

Axios

US, allies consulted but tread carefully as Russia crisis unfolded

The United States and its allies held close consultations but publicly stayed on the sidelines Saturday as officials waited to see how the armed revolt by longtime Kremlin insider Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private Wagner army would play out.

France 24

‘I hope he wins’: how tense Rostov-on-Don welcomed Prigozhin’s forces

In the southern Russian city, the Wagner group boasted of taking key buildings without firing a shot amid an uneasy calm

The Guardian - UK

Calm in Moscow as Russians express confidence in army

Russia might be going through its largest political crisis in decades, but the mood in Moscow was calm on Saturday, with cafes busy and few visible signs of panic on a warm summer day.

France 24

Ukrainians dared to dream that Wagner action could be the fatal blow in war

Kyiv’s long-awaited counter-offensive has been slow, but a mutiny in the Russian lines looked like changing it all

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Daily Record

Wagner chief halts march on Moscow to avoid ‘shedding Russian blood’

Yevgeny Prigozhin's announcement appeared to attempt to defuse a growing crisis as Moscow had apparently braced for the arrival of the rebellious commander's private army.

The Guardian - UK

Wagner rebel chief halts tank advance on Moscow ‘to stop bloodshed’

Yevgeny Prigozhin strikes deal to move to Belarus after Putin denounces former ally’s ‘treason’

Al Jazeera

Wagner mutiny reflects fault lines in Russia: Analysts

Ukraine war has produced ‘entitlement-carrying actors’ who have now clashed, moving the military action inside Russia.

The Independent UK

Wagner chief turns troops back from Moscow ‘to avoid bloodshed’ in Russian city

Yevgeny Prigozhin gave order for soldiers to turn back ‘because of the risk of blood being spilled’

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WEKU

Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow

Yevgeny Prigozhin posted a message on social media claiming Wagner troops have agreed to stand down and return to bases. The Kremlin said the criminal case against Prigozhin will be dropped.

The Conversation

Wagner group mercenaries in Africa: why there hasn't been any effective opposition to drive them out

It is easy to understand what African rulers see in the mercenary group Wagner. Its fighters can be deployed quickly. It brings sophisticated arms with it and can apply force speedily and ruthlessly.

Daily Mirror

US says Wagner coup is 'real' and 'serious' as White House consults allies

The White House has said they are "monitoring the situation" after the Wagner mercenary group's chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, becomes more outspoken about the tactic's of Russia's conventional military

Al Jazeera

Wagner boss calls off march on Moscow, agrees to exile in Belarus

Backdown by Yevgeny Prigozhin came after Belarus’s leader negotiated with him to end the mutiny.

Daily Mirror

'Panicked' Putin flees Moscow to bunker in 'secret palace' after Wagner coup

Vladimir Putin's whereabouts were not known when trucks full of Wagner mercenaries smashing through barricades which had been hoped to slow their march on Moscow

Daily Mirror

Putin ally Lukashenko 'flees Belarus' as Wagner group issues chilling message

Belarus President Putin Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly been spotted fleeing after mercenaries from the Wagner Group say they are preparing to takeover Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Why did Wagner turn on Putin and what does it mean for Ukraine?

The mercenaries’ leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was once close to the Russian president. Then he became a major threat

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