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Lukashenko Welcomes Wagner to Belarus and Abandoned Base, Says He Told Putin Not to Kill Prigozhin, Affirms Nuclear Capabilities
Over the course of this evening in Minsk local time, Belarusian dictator and illegitimately elected President Alexander Lukashenko made a number of notable comments about Wagner PMC group and about their involvement in an armed uprising led by Wagner leader and old Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin. First, he announced an abandoned military base, likely from the Soviet era, had...
UN to End Peacekeeping Mission in Mali, Per Reuters
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The United Nations is reportedly planning on ending its decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali by the end of this month and will withdraw all of its personnel within six months, according to a draft Security Council resolution proposed by France that was seen by Reuters.
This comes as the mission, called "MINUSMA," has faced increasing opposition by the Malian junta,...
Wagner Head Prigozhin Releases First Statement Since Mutiny
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Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has released his first statement since calling off his armed mutiny in Russia over the weekend.
An 11-minute audio message was published to his personal Telegram account. Below are some main points that have been translated by War Translated:
What were the prerequisites for the March for Justice?
- PMC Wagner carries out tasks around the world. It...
Rebellion in Russia: More Cities Seized by Wagner as Putin Vows to Crush Rebellion, Likening it to 1917
It has been an extremely busy 24 hours as PMC Wagner has claimed to seize more and more cities, very notably taking Voronezh. Both Voronezh and Rostov are cities of over 1 million people. Notably, both cities were seized without very much resistance. Below is a map of Wagner's claimed taken territory. While this does come from a pro...
FSB Initiate Criminal Case Against Prigozhin, Call his Statements a “Call for Armed Rebellion.”
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According to the Russian state media outlet RIA, the FSB has "initiated a criminal case" against Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin "on the fact of calling for an armed rebellion," citing the National Anti-Terrorism Committee
They added that "we demand that all illegal actions be stopped immediately."
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