Wigs, gold bars and pictures of severed heads: Inside Wagner boss’s lavish Russian mansion Pro-Kremlin media reported that a raid on the Wagner chief’s flat had been conducted by Russian forces The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023
Poland's leader says Russia's moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says that Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
‘Wagner is victim of its own brand name’: How much of a threat does mercenary group pose in Belarus? Any attempt to breach Ukraine’s northern border would make no logistical sense, experts tell The Independent The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023
‘Wagner is victim of its own brand name’: How much of a threat does mercenary group pose in Belarus? Any attempt to breach Ukraine’s northern border would make no logistical sense, experts tell The Independent The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023
Russia’s Lavrov says West needs continual reminder of risks of nuclear war Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says US and NATO risk ‘a situation of direct armed confrontation of nuclear powers’. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2023
Is Belarus the next serious threat to the West? Belarus would be willing to use nuclear weapons in the face of foreign “aggression”, said the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko. The Week · Aug 18, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 541 As the war enters its 541st day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2023
China's defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia’s neighbor, where Moscow is deploying tactical nuclear weapons The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: two drones shot down near Crimean bridge – as it happened Russian defence ministry says 14 Ukrainian drones destroyed by air defences and another six jammed electronically over the occupied peninsula The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 535 These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 535th day. Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 535 of the invasion Zelenskiy fires regional military recruitment chiefs in anti-corruption drive; Russia gains ground around north-east town of Kupiansk The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2023
Wagner tracker: Charting Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group through the Ukraine war From Bucha to the battle for Bakhmut, we track Wagner’s bloody role in Vladimir Putin’s invasion The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023
Poland to deploy 10,000 troops to guard its border with Belarus Poland's defence minister said on Thursday the country planned to massively increase its forces guarding the border with Belarus, amid concerns about migrants trying to enter the EU without permission and potential threats from Wagner mercenaries. Radio France Internationale · Aug 10, 2023
Poland sends 2,000 troops to Belarus border amid Wagner fears Poland is sending twice as many troops as expected to reinforce its border after hundreds of Wagner mercenaries flooded into Belarus. Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 Wagner tracker: Charting Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group through the Ukraine war From Bucha to the battle for Bakhmut, we track Wagner’s bloody role in Vladimir Putin’s invasion
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023 Ukraine accuses Russia of planning ‘false flag’ attack in Belarus to draw Minsk into war Putin’s close ally Lukashenko has vowed not to enter war unless Belarus is attacked by Ukraine
The Conversation · Aug 3, 2023 Ukraine recap: counter-offensive gathers pace while Wagner Group takes on new role Reports from the front lines of the various conflict zones reveal daily just how difficult Ukraine is finding its summer counter-offensive. Russia has had months to build defensive fortifications and Ukrainian troops are having to fight their way through territory which – according to Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s…
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023 EU imposes sanctions on dozens in Belarus over protest crackdown and support for Russia The European Union has imposed sanctions on several Belarus police, justice and prison officials over the crackdown on anti-government activists that started three years ago
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023 ‘Extremely dangerous’ Wagner fighters seeking to destabilise Nato, Poland warns The mercenaries have been training Belarusian forces close to the Polish border in recent weeks
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023 Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO's eastern flank Polish and Lithuanian leaders have held an urgent meeting in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023 Why are Wagner mercenaries in Belarus – and would they try to invade Poland? Fighters from the group are training Belarusian troops near the border with Nato member Poland
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023 Ukraine-Russia war – live: First lady issues sobering warning in rare interview Ms Zelenska warned that her country is in desperate need of ‘faster’ support to enable it to fight Vladimir Putin’s troops
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023 Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus ramps up saber-rattling Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto the doorstep of NATO’s members in Central and Eastern Europe
Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 518 These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 518th day.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023 Why are Wagner mercenaries in Belarus – and would they try to invade Poland? Fighters from the group are training Belarusian troops near the border with Nato member Poland