US intelligence and some Russian media point to an attack on the plane in which the Wagner leader was traveling. ‘He was a man of difficult fate, and he made serious mistakes in life,’ said the Russian president
The list of the deceased includes the firm’s second-in-command, its head of logistics and other senior officials. Two pilots and a stewardess were also killed
Putin skips meeting with leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa bloc fearing arrest for war crimes in Ukraine invasion
The head of the Russian paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been meeting with representatives from Mali, the Central African Republic and Niger. The United States, meanwhile, is attempting to block the Wagner Group from profiting from African mines
The failed rebellion of Wagner’s mercenaries has shown the cracks in the Russian leader’s power. In addition to the war in Ukraine, the president faces international pressure, faltering domestic support and a bleak economic outlook
The support received by the mercenary group is threatening the united front that the Kremlin is trying to build
Life in Moscow and the southwest border with Ukraine has returned to normal after the mercenaries stopped their march towards the Russian capital, but the security crisis has called into question Putin’s strongman image
Prigozhin said he was ordering his troops to halt their march on Moscow after reaching a deal to resolve the crisis. The Kremlin announced that it will drop charges against the mercenary leader, who can take refuge in Belarus
Kyiv has imposed an information blackout as Moscow and Russian military sources confirm multiple attacks on the eastern front
Tuesday’s attack, which targeted an area near the official residence of Vladimir Putin and has been attributed to Kyiv by the Kremlin, has raised questions about Russian air defenses
A number of leaks expose the risks taken by the companies, like the 2,000 flights that took off with outdated parts
Moscow acknowledges having withdrawn its troops on one flank in Bakhmut while rumors abound on social media of Kyiv’s forces advancing and even preparing to cross the border
Russia has canceled the annual reception for World War II veterans and the citizens’ march amid heightened tension in the Kremlin after an alleged drone attack
The alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, the destruction of several fuel depots and the derailment of two trains in recent days has placed Moscow on high alert ahead of May 9
General Alexey Kuzmenkov has been installed in place of Mikhail Mizintsev, the ‘Butcher of Mariupol,’ to tackle Moscow’s growing problems in keeping front line troops supplied
In 2010, Moscow acknowledged responsibility for the Katyn massacre and issued a formal apology, but a recent document now blames Nazi Germany for the war crime
The lower house of parliament has approved a law hardening the conditions for conscription, even as the government denies it is planning another mass call-up
Known as the conscience of St. Petersburg, the painter has been arrested multiple times for protesting against the Kremlin’s invasion. ‘This will end badly,’ she tells EL PAÍS from her modest apartment
Moscow is exploring all possible ways to survive European and American reprisals for the invasion of Ukraine
Sunday’s attack in a busy café has raised concerns, particularly among the elite, that no one is safe from the war in Ukraine anymore
Only 300 of the 150,000 forcibly expatriated minors have been reunited with their families during Moscow’s ‘de-Ukrainization’ campaign
The International Criminal Court named the 38-year-old politician alongside Vladimir Putin on a warrant for the ‘unlawful deportation’ of Ukrainian minors
The leaders of China and Russia continue to strengthen ties as they ‘drive changes’ together. EL PAÍS offers a detailed analysis of the joint statement published after their meeting in Moscow last week
According to Norwegian intelligence services, Moscow has fitted its Northern Fleet with tactical nuclear weapons, increasing the risk of an escalation due to misunderstandings between Moscow and NATO
Ukrainian and Western intelligence services expect a new Russian assault in February but have ruled out another attempt to take Kyiv by attacking from Belarus
Vladimir Putin’s party is rehabilitating the image of the former Soviet dictator and comparing the war in Ukraine with the bloody battle of World War II
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