National security chief warns paramilitaries may try to destabilise central and eastern Europe
President mingles with crowds as he tries to repair image after coup attempt
Private contractors and paramilitary forces have stained modern European history with blood and terror
Repercussions of Prighozhin’s challenge to the Kremlin could be far reaching
Russian president’s security forces ‘have started shaking down sympathisers’ of exiled warlord
Mercenary group’s operations have played pivotal role in countries including Mali, Libya and CAR
Militia founder Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed to be in Belarus after deal to end mutiny
Ordinary residents rattled by mutiny as Kremlin cheerleaders seek to dismiss paramilitary group’s insurrection
In angry speech, president insists insurrection was doomed from outset
Yevgeny Prigozhin defends mutiny as his group continues to recruit and fighters linger in southern Russia
Reports at odds with earlier promises from Kremlin that charges against warlord would be dropped
Aborted Prigozhin rebellion raises spectre of state collapse if Kremlin faces further coup attempts
Defence minister and army chief seen as ‘lame ducks’ but could stay on as president’s loyalists
Warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin maintains rare silence after agreeing deal with Moscow to end rebellion
Crackly voice in post on Telegram heralded start of first armed uprising in Russia for three decades
Prigozhin’s threatened putsch came at an opportune moment for Kyiv’s counteroffensive
Moscow on alert after Yevgeny Prigozhin calls for ‘march of justice’ in retaliation for alleged air strike on his fighters
President backs plans to put Yevgeny Prigozhin’s militia under army contract
Entities connected with mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin continue to frustrate western efforts to choke off supplies
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirms partial retreat of Russian forces from area near bombed-out eastern city
Interim leader Ibrahim Traoré insists Wagner Group is not engaged in fighting Islamic terror threat
Yevgeny Prigozhin has threatened to pull out of Bakhmut unless Russia sends more weapons
Western governments have struggled to impose costs on relatives of the Wagner founder, even though they have been heavily involved in his businesses
Classified document suggests Beijing did not respond to Russian paramilitary group’s request for weapons in early 2023
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