Bizarre and chaotic 36 hours in Russia feels like the beginning of the end for Putin
Desperately projecting that everything is as it was, the Kremlin is only emphasizing how much has changed.
2023-06-25 22:50
Inside Biden's response to the insurrection in Russia
As President Joe Biden was walking from the White House residence to a briefing on the unfolding crisis in Russia, not much was certain.
2023-06-25 22:25
Blinken says Wagner insurrection shows 'cracks' emerging in Putin's rule
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows "cracks" in Russian President Vladimir Putin's role as a leader of the country.
2023-06-25 22:20
Belarus leader Lukashenko's purported mediation in Kremlin crisis stretches credibility to the limit
Nearly three years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in his hour of need, backing Europe's longest-running dictator as he faced a wave of street protests.
2023-06-25 21:55
Russia pulls back from brink of crisis after deal reached to end Wagner insurrection
In the end, the uprising was short-lived. But for a brief and chaotic 36 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power appeared to be under serious threat, as thousands of Wagner fighters led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin closed in on the country's capital.
2023-06-25 14:28
Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?
Russia's president relies on small but deeply loyal group of people when he makes key decisions.
2023-06-25 01:53
US and Western officials caught off guard by Prigozhin's escalation in Russia
US and Western officials are being careful not to weigh in on the events unfolding in Russia because of how Russian President Vladimir Putin could weaponize any perceived involvement by the west in the escalating crisis, sources familiar with the administration's thinking told CNN.
2023-06-24 23:57
Putin has only himself to blame as infighting engulfs Kremlin insiders
Vladimir Putin, meet the Law of Unintended Consequences.
2023-06-24 23:48
Wagner chief turns on Putin and takes over military facilities in two Russian cities
Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing the greatest threat to his authority in two decades after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group and Putin's former ally, launched an apparent insurrection.
2023-06-24 23:16
Yevgeny Prigozhin: From Putin's chef to rebel in chief
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was a Putin ally before launching a rebellion inside Russia.
2023-06-24 21:25
Putin is at risk of losing his iron grip on power. The next 24 hours are critical
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of Russia's private mercenary group Wagner, appears to be falling out of favor fast in Moscow, after he unleashed a tirade against the Russian military on Friday and vowed to retaliate against its leaders.
2023-06-24 18:19
Putin under pressure as ally Yevgeny Prigozhin turns rebel
The Russian leader vowed to punish Yevgeny Prigozhin after his Wagner forces seized a key Russian city.
2023-06-24 17:57