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Prigozhin, Kremlin Dismiss US Sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new US sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington had been smearing Wagner without reason for years. The United States on Thursday designated Wagner, which is fighting on the Russian side in some of the most…

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Prigozhin, Kremlin dismiss U.S. sanctions on Russia's Wagner group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new U.S. sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington had been smearing Wagner without reason for years.

Reuters

Commentary: Why the Wagner Group’s influence in West Africa is growing

France has waged a counterterrorism campaign in the small West African country of Burkina Faso since 2018. But on Jan. 20, hundreds of protesters in the capital city of Ouagadougou waved Russian flags and demanded the French army’s ouster. Days later, the country’s military government told the French to leave…

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US Toughens Sanctions Against Russia's Wagner

The United States on Thursday stepped up sanctions against the Wagner Group, labeling the Russian mercenary company fighting in Ukraine as a transnational criminal organization responsible for widespread human rights abuses. Wagner has been locked in a battle to take the towns of Bakhmut and Soledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk…

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Srdjan Djokovic has put Serbia and Russia's relationship in the spotlight. How has Belgrade responded to the invasion of Ukraine?

Novak Djokovic's father has made headlines for posing with people holding the Russian flag at the Australian Open. What is the relationship between Moscow and Belgrade?

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Ex-Wagner commander witnessed comrades shot for fleeing, says his Norwegian lawyer

A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway has spoken about how he witnessed some of his comrades being shot as they were trying to flee from the frontline in Ukraine, his Norwegian lawyer told Reuters.

Reuters

Fresh US sanctions target Russia’s Wagner mercenary group

Washington says Moscow is relying on Wagner Group in Ukraine war amid biting Western sanctions and battlefield setbacks.

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US expands sanctions on Russia's 'brutal' Wagner Group

The Biden administration is expanding sanctions against Russia's Wagner Group and related companies and individuals for their role in the war in Ukraine and mercenary activities, including human rights abuses, in Africa

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin pardons 'war hero' monster who ordered contract killing of family-of-4

Alexander Tyutin, who took a "hit" out on a family-of-four, is now relaxing on a Turkish beach after serving just 18 months of a 23-year sentence - because he fought for Russian warlord Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

U.S. toughens sanctions against Russia's Wagner mercenary group

Reuters

Russian parliament head backs ban on public criticism of Wagner fighters

Russia's top lawmaker on Wednesday backed a proposal by the founder of the Wagner mercenary group fighting in Ukraine to make it a criminal offence to publicly criticise Wagner fighters or publish negative reports about them.

Reuters

Russia unveils 'Mad Max' style armoured killing machine dubbed The Wagner Wagon

Russia's new “Mad Max” style fighting vehicle, dubbed The Wagner Wagon, is mine-resistant and bristling with weaponry such as a 14.5 mm heavy machine gun capable of hitting targets two miles away

Daily Mirror

Norway police release former Wagner commander from detention

Norwegian police said on Wednesday they would not seek to intern a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway, ordering him instead to stay at a secret location for security reasons.

Reuters

There is war in Ukraine. We have sanctions. So why would the UK Treasury help Putin’s brutal ally?

Claims that the boss of the Wagner Group, a key part of Russia’s military machine, was aided in a libel action must be run to ground, says shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Pat McFadden

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Russian-Installed Donetsk Chief Says Wagner Units Making Progress in Bakhmut

The Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Wednesday that units of the Wagner contract militia were advancing in the town of Bakhmut, with fighting taking place in previously Ukrainian-held neighborhoods. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield claim by Denis Pushilin, the Russian-imposed head of the region, whose…

Reuters

Russia claims progress in Bakhmut, Ukraine says fighting fierce

The head of the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Wednesday that units of the Wagner contract militia were advancing in the town of Bakhmut and a senior Ukrainian official said fighting there and in a second town was growing fiercer.

Reuters

Russian mercenary boss asks parliament to ban negative media reports about his men

The founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group fighting in Ukraine has asked parliament to ban negative media reports about his men by amending the criminal code to make "discrediting" his fighters punishable by up to five years in jail.

The Guardian - UK

UK government ‘let lawyers bypass sanctions’ to help Putin ally sue journalist

Documents seen by Open Democracy show UK firm got approval to engage with Wagner group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin

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Norwegian police question ex-Wagner commander about time in Ukraine

Norwegian police have begun questioning a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway about his time in Ukraine, police said on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Jensen: Temple's upset of No. 1 Houston is one more chapter in Owls' confounding season

Temple had begun the game in Houston on Sunday with less than a 5 percent chance of winning, according to a website that specializes in such data.

The Independent UK

Wagner chief gloats about comparisons to Rasputin

Yevgeny Prigozhin made the comments in response to a Financial Times article comparing him to Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin

The Guardian - UK

Former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway arrested by police

Andrey Medvedev, who is seeking asylum after claiming to witness war crimes in Ukraine, fears deportation to Russia

Reuters

Norway detains former Wagner commander, denies any plan to deport him to Russia

Norwegian police have detained a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway, but denied suggestions that he might be deported to Russia.

Evening Standard

Russia’s new commander in Ukraine launches ‘farcical’ crackdown on troops’ shaving standards

A new campaign for smarter soldiers has been met with criticism amid heavy casualties

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says Ukrainians Will Suffer If Europe Sends Tanks

The Kremlin said on Monday that the Ukrainian people would suffer if the West sent tanks to support Kyiv, as the question of whether German-made Leopard tanks will be transferred to Ukraine remained unresolved. The United States and its allies failed during talks last week in Germany to convince Berlin…

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