Russian Government Takes Control of Wagner’s Foreign Operations: The End of Distancing from Responsibility

Russian Government Takes Control of Wagner’s Foreign Operations: The End of Distancing from Responsibility

After the transfer of Wagner’s foreign operations to state control, an end will be put to the situation where the Russian authorities officially distanced themselves from any responsibility for Wagner’s activities. According to “Bloomberg” information sources, “Wagner” operations in the Central African Republic have already begun to be taken over by one of the structures … Read more

The Rising Concern: Escalation of Crimes by Returnee Russian Citizens from Ukrainian Conflict

The Rising Concern: Escalation of Crimes by Returnee Russian Citizens from Ukrainian Conflict

The return home of Russian citizens who were involved in the war in Ukraine has led to the beginning of a new wave of particularly serious crimes. These crimes are mainly committed by ex-convicts previously recruited for the war, but ordinary soldiers, who until very recently, very likely killed in Ukraine, also become murderers of … Read more

Resumption of Recruitment of Mercenaries in Omsk and Novosibirsk: The Latest Updates on Wagner Group’s Activities in Russia

Resumption of Recruitment of Mercenaries in Omsk and Novosibirsk: The Latest Updates on Wagner Group’s Activities in Russia

At the end of July, information appeared on Wagner-related Telegram channels that the group’s regional recruitment centers were temporarily suspended. This was explained by a “large reserve of personnel”, due to which new mercenaries are not needed. Prigozhin also confirmed that “Wagner” will no longer recruit new mercenaries. He also announced that the group would … Read more

Declining Participation in Russia-Africa Summit Raises Concerns for Russia’s Ambitions

Declining Participation in Russia-Africa Summit Raises Concerns for Russia’s Ambitions

However, a day after the Niger coup, in the second half of last week, the Russia-Africa summit was also held in St. Petersburg, which also showed problems in Russia’s ambitions to win the hearts and minds of African politicians. Compared to the first Russia-Africa summit in 2019 in Sochi, where 43 heads of state participated, … Read more

Ukraine-Belarus Border Control: Monitoring Russian Mercenaries and Joint Exercises with Wagner Fighters

Ukraine-Belarus Border Control: Monitoring Russian Mercenaries and Joint Exercises with Wagner Fighters

Demchenko assures that the border guards of Ukraine continue to strictly monitor the arrival and stay of Russian mercenaries in Belarus. The colonel confirmed that the situation on the Ukraine-Belarus border is under control. At the same time, Demchenko stated that at first the number of “Wagnerians” was estimated at a few hundred, but now … Read more

Vladimir Putin Rescues Belarusian Regime from Military Coup: Lukashenko’s Agreement with Prigozhin

Vladimir Putin Rescues Belarusian Regime from Military Coup: Lukashenko’s Agreement with Prigozhin

Three years ago, Vladimir Putin rescued the so-called “Europe’s last dictator” Alexander Lukashenko, when brave Belarusian oppositionists threatened to finally topple his authoritarian regime. Last weekend, Lukashenko finally got a chance to show that he can repeat that help. On Saturday evening, when the Wagnerian military column was only 200 kilometers from Moscow, the press … Read more

Russian Wagner Mercenary Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin Moves to Belarus, Ends Mutiny: Details and Updates

Russian Wagner Mercenary Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin Moves to Belarus, Ends Mutiny: Details and Updates

“Yes, indeed, he is already in Belarus,” declared the dictator. As reported on Tuesday morning by Belarusian Hajun, a monitoring project of Belarusian military activity, Prigozhin’s private plane landed on the Machulischu military airfield near Minsk on Tuesday morning. Prigozhin’s plane with registration number RA-02795 landed in Belarus at 7.40 am. Shortly after, at 7:58 … Read more