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Former Wagner commander arrested in Norway over attempt to cross into Russ
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Former commander of the Wagner mercenary group, Andrei Medvedev, who sought asylum in Norway earlier this year, has been arrested by Norwegian police over suspicions of attempting to illegally re-enter Russia, CNN reported citing the man's attorney on Saturday.
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Poland, Lithuania deliberating to shut Belarus border amid concerns over W
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Poland and Lithuania are considering blocking their respective borders with Belarus amid concerns about the presence of the Wagner mercenary group there, Al Jazeera reported, quoting a Lithuanian deputy interior minister.
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Situation in Russia, position of President Putin stable: Russian president
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Russia's Special Presidential Representative for International Cultural Cooperation and former Minister of Culture, Mikhail Shvydkoy on Monday said that the situation in Russia is "stable" and the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin is also intact after the Wagner mercenary group ar
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"Armed mutiny" by Wagner group is "stab in back of our country," says Russ
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Putin's statement comes after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the alleged head of the Wagner mercenary group, in a series of recordings released on social media on Saturday, announced that his troops had taken control of military facilities in two Russian cities.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to address nation soon, says sta
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has said that his forces have taken control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don and of the airfield as well.
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Russia's Wagner Group denies sending 'bloody packages' to Ukrainian embass
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
And Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian oligarch and head of the Wagner mercenary group, said he had nothing to do with the packages and also said that Wagner Group would "never engage in boorish stupid antics."
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