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Blinken says US must show it can ‘deliver results’ to Sahel

First trip to Niger by a US secretary of state comes amid regional security crisis and growing Russian influence.

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023

Battle for Bakhmut highlights divide between Wagner mercenary chief and the Kremlin

The founder and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been touted as someone who could pose a political challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Once a key battlefield ally, in recent days Prigozhin has publicly lamented losing his direct line to the Kremlin. Wagner fighters are not…

France 24 · Mar 16, 2023

Blinken making ‘historic’ trip to Niger as forces shift in Sahel

Blinken to be first US secretary of state to visit country amid concerns over Sahel security, growing Russian influence.

Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2023

Russian advance stalls in Ukraine's Bakhmut, think tank says

A leading think tank says Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow’s campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

UK: Russian Advance in Bakhmut Could Come with Heavy Losses

Russian forces have made progress in their campaign to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the focus of the war's longest ground battle, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without more significant personnel losses, British military officials said Saturday. The UK Defense Ministry said in its…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2023

The Battle of Bakhmut exposes Russia's fault lines

The current focus of the Russian-Ukrainian war centres on Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.

The Conversation · Mar 8, 2023

Ex-Wagner mercenary Andrey Medvedev: 'I apologise to the Ukrainian people'

FRANCE 24 spoke to Andrey Medvedev, a deserter of Russia's Wagner Group, almost two months after he fled to Norway. The 26-year-old Russian ex-mercenary entered the country illegally on January 13 in a bid to seek asylum there. Speaking from Oslo, Medvedev explained that he "witnessed many things" while fighting…

France 24 · Mar 8, 2023

Russian Wagner Group chief claims extended gains in Bakhmut

The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company says that his troops have extended their gains in the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as fierce fighting has continued in the war’s longest battle

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Battle for Bakhmut takes center stage in war in Ukraine

Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been the focus of a Russian attacks for six months in the war’s longest and bloodiest battle

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Ukraine war: a fight to the death in Bakhmut with both sides bogged in the spring thaw

With winter coming to a close in Ukraine, Russia is making a series of advances in the eastern Donbas region, with a primary aim of capturing the city of Bakhmut. While the city itself has some (limited) strategic significance as a regional transport hub, neither its symbolic nor material value…

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2023