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Topic: Wagner Group

Putin offered Wagner fighters chance to continue serving after revolt, reports Russian daily

Under the offer, the fighters would stay under their current commander, who the newspaper identified only by his call sign of 'Grey Hair'.

Prigozhin set a precedent by forcing Putin to blink. It’s not lost on Russian elites

It can be argued that elements of virtually every one of Russia’s security services were complicit in Prigozhin's move – or at the very least apathetic to it.

Wagner Group is a shadow instrument of Russian policy, product of a ‘deny-endorse’ paradox

Private military company Wagner has kept operating within the grey zone as a shadow instrument of State policy, giving the Russian Army a perfect alibi to invoke deniability.

Why Putin reached out to Iran and Turkey but not to ‘friend’ Modi or ‘brother’ Xi Jinping

Putin may find it difficult to distance himself from both China and India while engaging in a conflict with the Pentagon and its various arms of war.

How Manipur victims ‘reach out’ to PM Modi, a coup to ‘spice’ things up & ‘Uniform Cricket Code’

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Belarusian President says he persuaded Putin to not ‘wipe out’ Wagner chief Prigozhin

Prigozhin halted what he called was 'march of justice' on Moscow from the southern city of Rostov-on-Don within 200 kilometres of the capital after Lukashenko's intervention.

‘Their courage saved Russia’: Putin confirms pilots killed during aborted mutiny

There has been no official information about how many pilots died or how many aircraft were shot down.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin remains under investigation for mutiny, reports Russian daily

The criminal case against Prigozhin was initiated on 23 June after he announced a 'march for justice' by his fighters against the Russian military.

Wagner chief calls off insurrection after Belarus intervention. How his ‘coup’ against Russia played out

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group Wagner fighting in Ukraine, agreed to end his march towards Moscow after a deal was brokered by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

As Wagner Group’s ‘rebellion’ against Moscow fizzles, a look at the Russia-Ukraine conflict timeline

The private military company helped Russia in the war against Ukraine that began in 2022. However, this weekend, it attempted an ‘armed mutiny’ against Moscow, but has since retreated.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.