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Last weekend, in the course of about 36 hours, Vladimir Putin faced — and then survived — one of the most serious challenges to his rule in over 20 years. An armed rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of a Russian mercenary group, took control of a southern military town, and then advanced toward Moscow, coming within about 125 miles of the city. Then, as suddenly as the rebellion began, it was over: Prigozhin was quickly exiled to Belarus without facing criminal charges — an outcome that shocked many Russia watchers.
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21st July 2023
The West should stop messing around and finally seize the frozen $350 billion of Russian central bank reserves and use them for the defence and reconstruction of Ukraine.
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22nd July 2023
.@SRuhle sits down with @Billbrowder as he urges Congress to seize frozen Russian funds to help Ukraine defend itself.
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21st July 2023
Two pieces of good news today: the UK has removed Oleg Tinkov from its sanctions list, and the US has added former finance minister Alexei Kudrin to its own. Why am I glad about Tinkov?
22nd July 2023
A year ago today, the Black Sea Grain Initiative brought hope to 400 million people worldwide who need Ukrainian grain. Russia killed this vital lifeline this week, putting a number of African and Asian countries at peril again. We are fighting to bring hope back.
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21st July 2023
Today on “The Intelligence”
explains why, thanks to an attempted mutiny, Vladimir Putin appears much weaker than he did a month ago
Prigozhin’s mutiny may have failed, but Putin appears weaker than ever
Also on the daily podcast: India’s monsoon season and Barbie v Oppenheimer
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21st July 2023
“The Levada Centre, an independent pollster, found that…almost half [or Russians] sympathised with Mr Prigozhin’s criticisms of corruption, military incompetence and lies about the war, though only 22% trusted the Wagner boss himself.”
22nd July 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin registered a legal entity in Belarus – Concord Management and Consulting LLC. He basically copied his company’s name in Russia
22nd July 2023
The head of the #PMC “#Wagner” addressed the fighters in #Belarus on the occasion of the transfer of the “Wagner” flag from the base in Krasnodar Molkino to a new field camp in Belarus. Here’s what he said: #Russia#Prigozhin: You have done a lot for Russia. Now what is…Show more
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Prigozhin vs. Shoigu Putin vs. Prigozhin Girkin vs. Putin Gerasimov vs. his own generals It is so pathetic (and great) on so many levels when observing the events coming from Russia. You can’t keep up with all the infightings any more. Putin is totally impotent to retaliate against Prigozhin and Wagner. So, he thinks that by going after Girkin that he can compensate for that. But Girkin was his man. Both of them are products of the Russian intelligence. Girkin started the war in Donbas by his own admission. Putin chaining him to a cage is like signing his own death sentence. Source video: Telegram/shot_shot
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Yevgeny Prigozhin registered a company in #Belarus. It will be engaged in “property management”. Not surprisingly, it was registered in the Asipovichy region & is called Concord Management and Consulting, as his same company in #Russia. Here is the jurisdiction he talked about.
22nd July 2023
It is clear that Wagner mercenaries will not be able to sit idle in tent cities in Belarus – they need regular participation in hostilities and sweet financial flows to maintain combat capability. Prigozhin has little room for maneuvering in this matter. The periodic activity of… Show more
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22nd July 2023
As of July 22, there are about 5 thousand mercenaries of “PMC #Wagner” in #Belarus. This was stated by the representative of the State Security Service of Belarus, Colonel Andrei Demchenko.
21st July 2023
Poland will move military formations to the east of the country in response to potential threats from Wagner mercenary fighters stationed in neighboring Belarus, national news agency PAP reported citing Warsaw’s security chief.
edition.cnn.com Poland to move troops east over Wagner risks, news agency reports Poland will move military formations to the east of the country in response to potential threats from Wagner mercenary fighters
22nd July 2023
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin emerges publicly for the first time since the aborted mutiny in Russia to declare the mercenary group has moved to Belarus “for some time”
22nd July 2023
BREAKING: Ukraine strikes major Russian weapon and fuel depot near Simferopol in occupied Crimea. Via
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22nd July 2023
BREAKING: Poland summons the Russian ambassador to the Polish Foreign Ministry after Putin’s speech yesterday in which accused Poland of wanting to steal Ukrainian territory.
22nd July 2023
BREAKING: Poland announces it has started the process of buying S-70i Black Hawk multi-role helicopters to complement its purchase of 32 AgustaWestland AW149 multi-role & 96 Apache AH-64 attack helicopters Poland will buy 20-32 Black Hawks 148-160 new helis for Poland!
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22nd July 2023
Russia exported 10.5 million tons of crude oil to China in June, breaking the previous record of 9.71 million tons set in May.
Russian Oil Exports to China Hit New All-Time Record
Russian oil exports to China reached an all-time record last month as Moscow’s “pivot to Asia” continues to gather steam amid its isolation from the West, the business daily Vedomosti reported…
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21st July 2023
Alexey Navalny’s lawyer says that Navalny has been sent to an isolation cell inside the prison where he’s currently held. It’s the 17th time this year.
Navalny sent to isolation (again) ahead of hearing in new ‘extremism’ case — Meduza
Imprisoned opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been sent to an isolation cell for the 17th time, reports his lawyer Vadim Kobzev.
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22nd July 2023
The immediate outcome of russia killing the #GrainDeal will be increasing food prices again, hurting those most vulnerable, especially in Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Yemen. Share this video to raise global awareness and end russian #HungerGames!
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Alexey Navalny’s lawyer says that Navalny has been sent to an isolation cell inside the prison where he’s currently held. It’s the 17th time this year.
Navalny sent to isolation (again) ahead of hearing in new ‘extremism’ case — Meduza
Imprisoned opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been sent to an isolation cell for the 17th time, reports his lawyer Vadim Kobzev.
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22nd July 2023
The immediate outcome of russia killing the #GrainDeal will be increasing food prices again, hurting those most vulnerable, especially in Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Yemen. Share this video to raise global awareness and end russian #HungerGames!
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