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Prigozhin's death removes one problem, may create new ones for Putin

The United States is looking at a number of theories over what brought down the plane, including a surface-to-air missile hitting it, U.S. officials told Reuters

Yevgeny Prigozhin's death won't change the face of Vladimir Putin's war

Putin has gambled that he and his people have more patience, staying power and guts than does the decadent West

Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead: What lies ahead for Wagner Group?

Founded by Prigozhin in 2014, Wagner is a private military company that supported Kremlin objectives on battlefields in Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa

Putin expresses 'condolences' over Wagner's Prigozhin plane crash

He described those on board as people "who greatly contributed" to fighting in Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin: "Putin's butcher" behind Wagner uprising

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash on Wednesday, several media reports stated. It was later confirmed by the Russian aviation authorities.

Putin's chef, dead in plane crash: Who was Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?

In 2014, Prigozhin founded Wagner, a private military company. Its fighters were used in support of Moscow's allies in countries including Syria, Libya and the Central African Republic

Russia pursues goal of ending war 'unleashed' by West in Ukraine: Putin

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused the Western countries of "unleashing a war" in Ukraine against the people living in Donbass region and said Russia's special military operation pursues the goal of ending that war. President Putin, who is attending the 15th BRICS summit virtually as he could face possible arrest in terms of an International Criminal Court warrant if he lands in South Africa, also stressed that it was the wish of a number of Western countries to preserve their hegemony in the world that "has led to the grave crisis in Ukraine." "Russia has decided to support the people who are fighting for their culture, for their traditions, for their language and for their future. Our actions in Ukraine have only one reason - to put an end to the war that was unleashed by the West and their satellites in Ukraine against the people living in Donbass," Putin said while virtually addressing the annual summit of leaders of BRICS. The BRICS bloc - comprising Brazil, Russia,

Brics Summit: Modi meets South African president, addresses plenary session

During the Plenary Session I of the summit, PM Modi said that BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) embarked on a long and amazing journey in the last two decades

Mercenary leader Prigozhin said to be recruiting 'strongmen' for Africa

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing a short-lived mutiny against defense officials in Russia, according to information on Russian social media channels. Prigozhin moved into the global spotlight in June with a dramatic, short-lived rebellion that posed the most serious threat to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian leader's 23-year rule. The Wagner founder long benefited from Putin's powerful patronage, including while he built a private army that fought for Russian interests abroad and participated in some of the deadliest battles of the war in Ukraine. In the video, which was posted on Telegram messaging app channels which are believed to be affiliated with Prigozhin, a person who appears to be the 62-year-old mercenary leader says the Wagner Group is conducting reconnaissance and search activities, and making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even more free. We are hiri

Elon Musk told Pentagon that he spoke to president Putin directly: Report

Musk made the comments during an October conversation with Colin Kahl, then the Pentagon's top policy official, about Ukrainian forces losing connection to Space X's Starlink service

Vladimir Putin now turns to ruble and ballot to shore up authority

The Bank of Russia's emergency interest rate hike this week was not just a response to the latest fall in the ruble but part of a wider effort to subdue inflation before the vote

Ruble slides past 100 against dollar, Kremlin censures central bank

The rouble fell to 100.4975 per US dollar, its weakest point in almost 17 months

Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow; no casualties, damage reported

Russian air defence systems on Thursday shot down two drones heading toward Moscow for the second straight day, officials said, with the attack disrupting flights at two international airports as Ukraine appeared to step up its assault on Russian soil. One drone was downed in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow and another near a major Moscow ring road, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and the Russian Defence Ministry, which blamed the attack on Ukraine. No casualties or damage were immediately reported. Domodedovo airport, south of the city, halted flights for more than two hours and Vnukovo airport, southwest of the city, stopped flights for more than two and a half hours and redirected some incoming aircraft to other airports, according to Russian news agencies. It wasn't clear where the drones were launched, and Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment. Ukraine usually neither confirms nor denies such attacks. Firing drones at Moscow after more than 17 months o

Luna-25: Russia's bold return to the Moon

After India's successful Chandrayaan-3 launch in July, 2023, Russia's long-awaited Luna-25 is marking a return to moon exploration after half a century. The mission is set for launch on 11th August fr

Wagner troops inch closer to Polish border, nation fears 'hybrid attack'

Putin reviews parade of warships and nuclear submarines, says navy to get 30 new ships this year

Russian President Putin says ready for talks, but Kyiv refusing to join

Russia has repeatedly said any talks must take account of these "new realities"

Trade between Russia, Africa reached $18 billion in 2022: Vladimir Putin

Talking about trade ties, Putin said, "Our mutual trade reached approximately 18 billion US dollars in 2022 and increased by nearly 35 per cent in the first six months of 2023."

Putin promises 50,000 tons of no-cost Russian grain to 6 African countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from most African countries Thursday that his nation is making every effort to avert a global food crisis despite concerns that its withdrawal from a deal allowing grain shipments from Ukraine will cause price spikes. Putin spoke at the opening session of a two-day Russia-Africa summit attended by a sharply lower number of African heads of state and government compared with a previous summit in 2019. While discussing the halted Black Sea grain deal, he promised large no-cost shipments of grain to six African countries. Our country will continue supporting needy states and regions, in particular, with its humanitarian deliveries. We seek to actively participate in building a fairer system of distribution of resources. We are taking maximum efforts to avert a global food crisis, Putin said. "I have already said that our country can replace Ukrainian grain, both on a commercial basis and as grant aid to the neediest African ..

Will provide free grains to Africa, promises Russian President Putin

Putin told the summit that over 70 per cent of Ukrainian grain exported thanks to the now-lapsed deal had gone to high-or-above-average-income countries

Upper house of Russian parliament gives nod to ban on gender changes

The upper house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures, sending the measure to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law. The move extends the Kremlin's drive to protect what it views as the country's traditional values. The bill, which already was approved in the lower house, bans any medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person, as well as changing one's gender in official documents and public records. The only exception will be medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies. It also annuls marriages in which one person has changed gender and bars transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents. Lawmakers portray the measure as protecting Russia from the Western anti-family ideology, with some describing gender transitioning as pure satanism. Russia's crackdown on LGBTQ+ people started a decade ago when Putin first proclaimed a focus on traditional family values, supported by the