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Andrei Troshev led fighters for years before falling out with his then-boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in June
Metals oligarch tells FT of his ‘surprise’ at performance of economy in wake of invasion of Ukraine
Kremlin cites boosting ‘defence potential’ and integrating new regions for raising draft budget to $383bn
Trip would be first to the east Asian country by Russian president since 2000 as ties deepen
Vladimir Putin signals talks with North Korea’s leader cover possible supply of weapons
Russia’s leader criticises cold war deployment of tanks to Hungary and Czechoslovakia
North Korean leader’s visit could seal deal to supply military equipment for Moscow’s war in Ukraine
Moscow is seeking more weapons supplies from Pyongyang to use in Ukraine war
Russian leader offers different interpretation and insists Moscow will not re-join until the west meets its demands.
Ramzan Kadyrov seeks to dispel doubts of allegiance to Kremlin following death of Wagner chief
Russian president once close to Wagner warlord stays away from ceremony as security forces keep public away
Demands for personal loyalty and an obsession with revenge are hallmarks of the Godfather style in politics
Genetic testing shows Wagner warlord was on board jet as speculation mounts on future of paramilitary group
The rise and fall of Sebastian Kurz is one symptom of a political system in deep trouble
Paramilitary groups will continue to thrive after the warlord’s fiery fall from grace
Belarus leader and Kremlin say Russian president was not involved in death of Prigozhin
And one optimistic theory
Initial intelligence reports come as Russia’s president Vladimir Putin says Wagner leader is dead
Downing of warlord's plane sends brutal message to Putin’s rivals and dissenters
Hopes that the Wagner boss might have punctured the Russian president’s omnipotence have turned to dust
Warlord’s plane crashes two months after coup against Vladimir Putin’s regime
A timeline of the Wagner militia’s uprising and what happened next
China’s leader tells this year’s gathering that the emerging-markets bloc must accelerate pace of expansion
In two piercing accounts, Sergei Medvedev and Jade McGlynn expose the manipulation of history used to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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