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Russian authorities announced today they have closed a criminal investigation into mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is reportedly in hiding in Belarus. For more on the most recent developments in Russia, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Don Jensen, Senior Advisor at the U-S Institute of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his first public speech since the Wagner Group marched toward Moscow. He denounced the mercenary group's leader and gave more details about the deal that staved off the mutiny...
The Wagner mercenary group’s weekend insurrection against Russia has reignited debate about the group’s involvement in Africa. Wagner is operating in Central African Republic, Libya, Mali, and Sudan. Heather Ashby, acting director of the Center for Russia and Europe at the United States Institute of Peace...
Beware predictions about Vladimir Putin’s imminent demise. The informal rule in foreign policy circles is that an autocrat can sustain power if he has the support of 30% of the population. He then has the requisite manpower to run the state bureaucracy, police society, either pay taxes or corruption tolls...
President Joe Biden sought to preempt any talk from President Vladimir Putin that the West provoked the mercenary rebellion that shook Russia over the weekend, saying the US and NATO had played no role and were still weighing its consequences. In his first public comments about the matter...
The U.S. and allies have major concerns about the consequences of instability in Russia, even as the chaos raises opportunities to strengthen Ukraine’s position diplomatically and militarily. There are any number of aftereffects to look for in the fallout from the weekend mutiny attempt launched...
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor weighs in on the short-lived mutiny in Russia which some critics argue shows cracks in Putin's power...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking to project strength and stability at the Kremlin despite the dramatic episode with the Wagner Group over the weekend. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan join CBS News to examine Putin's...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor says Russian President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin were both playing a game of chicken this weekend when Prigozhin marched his troops toward Moscow but later turned them around. Putin allowed Prigozhin to flee to...
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor about the revolt by the Wagner group and what it means for Putin’s rule and the war in Ukraine...