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☆ War experts suspect Prigozhin's plane crash could be the Kremlin's 'final step' in eliminating Wagner's independence
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

War experts suspect Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash could be the Kremlin's "final step" in ridding Wagner's independence. Prigozhin was presumed dead Wednesday after a Wagner-affiliated plane plummeted to the ground outside Moscow. The Wagner Group founder recently staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia's military. Russian state media reported that all 10 people on board the plane — three pilots and seven passengers, including Prigozhin's right-hand man Dmitry Utkin — died in the crash. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe think tank referred to the plane crash as the "assassination of Wagner's top leadership" and said it was "likely the final step to eliminate Wagner as an independent organization."

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☆ Putin breaks silence after Prigozhin's plane crash, calling the Wagner boss a 'man of complicated fate' who made 'serious mistakes'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on Yevgeny Prigozhin's suspected death. He called the Wagner Group boss "a man of complicated fate" who made "serious mistakes" in life. Prigozhin, who led a mutiny against Russia's military, was presumed dead after a private jet crashed outside Moscow on Wednesday. Putin called Prigozhin — the founder of the Russian paramilitary group who recently staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia's military — "a talented man, a talented businessman." There has been long-standing suspicion Prigozhin could face revenge from Putin and the Kremlin after the Wagner chief led the armed uprising in June against Russian military brass.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin's, Prigozhin, Putin, Wagner Organizations: Wagner Group, Service, CNN, Group, Kremlin, NBC News, Russian, Reuters Locations: Moscow, Wall, Silicon, Russia's Tver, States, Russia, Belarus

☆ Trump's being booked at Fulton County Jail and can 'expect a humiliating experience' if he's treated like everyone else, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump is in for a "humiliating" time when he's booked at a Georgia jail, a local lawyer said. Detainees at the Fulton County Jail are typically processed front of others, the attorney said. A landscaper works near one of the entrances to the Fulton County Jail on August 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's the worst county jail in Georgia," Harper said. A photo of the cell at the Fulton County Jail where Lashawn Thompson was held in squalid conditions.

Persons: Trump, he's, Donald Trump, Michael Harper, Harper, Joe Raedle, he'll, It's, Lashawn Thompson, Thompson's, Michael Harper A, Rudy Giuliani, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Labat Organizations: Service, Sheriff's Office, Trump, Getty, Jail, Justice, New York City, Fulton County Sheriff Locations: Georgia, Fulton, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County, Atlanta, Jail, Atlanta , Georgia, Michael Harper A Georgia, Trump's Georgia

☆ Heart-stopping video shows an Alaska Airlines flight making a rocky landing in Tropical Storm Hilary, sending sparks flying and passengers screaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Video shows the moment an Alaska Airlines flight made a terrifying landing in Tropical Storm Hilary. Sparks flew off Alaska Airlines Flight 1288 when it touched down at a California airport on Sunday. Alaska Airlines said the plane "was unable to taxi to the gate due to an issue with its landing gear." AdvertisementAdvertisementA heart-pounding video shows the moment an Alaska Airlines flight made a rocky landing at a Southern California airport during Tropical Storm Hilary, causing sparks to fly and frightened passengers to scream. The spokesperson for Alaska Airlines apologized for the incident and said the airline's focus is on "taking care of our guests who were on board, including retrieving their checked bags."

Persons: Hilary, Sparks, Santa Ana's, Santa Ana's John Wayne, Amineni, Donna Delfin, Delfin, Firefighters Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Sunday . Alaska Airlines, Santa Ana's John, Santa Ana's John Wayne Airport, Boeing, YouTube, Tacoma International Airport, ABC7, Aviation Administration, Passengers, FAA, Orange County Fire Authority Locations: Alaska, California, Sunday, Southern California, Santa, Orange County, Seattle, Washington, deplane

☆ An ex-Mafia hitman says Trump and Giuliani shouldn't face RICO charges because they aren't real criminals like he was
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An ex-mobster called it "disgusting" that Donald Trump is facing a RICO charge like the one he pleaded guilty to. Trump and allies like Rudy Giuliani have been indicted on RICO charges famously used against the mafia. If the former president or his co-defendants are convicted of the RICO charges in Georgia, they could face between five and 20 years behind bars. Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File"The reason why I am speaking up for Giuliani and Trump is because they're not me.

Persons: Donald Trump, Gambino, John Alite, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, turncoat, Alite —, —, Donald Trump Alex Brandon, Giuliani, Alite, Patrick Semansky, they're, They're, he's Organizations: Service, Trump, AP, New York City, Prosecutors, Former New York City, Giuliani Locations: Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Florida, Queens , New York, Trump's Georgia, Brazil, New York

☆ Here's everything that Massachusetts' 4% tax on millionaires will pay for, from free student lunches to college financial aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Massachusetts' new 4% tax on millionaires is bringing in $1 billion in revenue this year. Maura Healey last week signed a $55.98 billion state budget that spends the funds. The money is going toward free school lunches, discounted transit fares, and college financial aid. Maura Healey last week signed a $55.98 billion state budget for the 2024 fiscal year to spend the money. The signing of the budget made Massachusetts the eighth state to adopt a plan for free school lunches since the expiration of federal free school lunches that had emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Persons: Maura Healey, Healey Organizations: Gov, Service, Massachusetts, Democratic, Democratic Massachusetts Gov Locations: Massachusetts, Wall, Silicon, Democratic Massachusetts

☆ Video captures mushroom cloud towering over a town near Moscow after a massive explosion rocked a Russian factory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An explosion erupted at a warehouse near the Russian capital of Moscow on Wednesday. The blast at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant left dozens of people injured, reports said. The governor of the Moscow region said the warehouse was being used to store fireworks. Dramatic videos that circulated on social media captured the moments immediately after the blast at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant in Sergiev Posad and showed a massive mushroom cloud looming over the area. According to The Moscow Times, the factory has produced things like night-vision devices and binoculars for the Russian security forces.

Persons: Posad, Andrei Vorobyov, Piro Ross Organizations: Wednesday, Plant, Service, Moscow Times, TASS, Associated Press, Russia's, Firefighters, Russian Emergencies Ministry, REUTERS Locations: Moscow, Wall, Silicon, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region, Russia, Sergiev

☆ GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville parroted Russian propaganda on Fox News while continuing to hold up US military preparedness
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville parroted Russian propaganda in an interview with Fox News. Tuberville insisted that Ukraine "can't win" the war against Russia no matter how much funding it gets. "But at the end of the day, it's a junior high team playing a college team," he said. But at the end of the day, it's a junior high team playing a college team. They can't win," Tuberville, a retired college football coach, said, referring to Ukraine.

Persons: Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Tuberville, it's, Tommy Tuberville —, —, Laura Ingraham, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, we're, I've, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's Organizations: Fox News, Service, Alabama GOP, Defense Department, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Alabama, Moscow, —, Russian

☆ Trump was reportedly 'irked' that the judge at his latest arraignment on 2020 election charges called him 'Mr.' instead of 'President' — but she's not the only judge doing it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump was reportedly "irked" over how the judge at his latest arraignment referred to him. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya called him "Mr. Trump," but she isn't the only judge to do so. During the proceeding in which Trump entered a not-guilty plea, US Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya called the former president "Mr. US Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman, who presided over Trump's June arraignment on 37 federal charges related to his handling of classified records after leaving the White House, opted for "president" instead. Goodman referred to Trump as "former President Trump" during the court proceeding in Florida, where Trump also entered a not-guilty plea.

Persons: Trump, Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Donald Trump, Moxila Upadhyaya, Mr, Collins, President Trump, he's, Juan Merchan, Stormy Daniels, Jonathan Goodman, Goodman Organizations: Service, CNN, Bedminster Golf, White Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington, Bedminster, New Jersey, . New, Florida

☆ Russia's tough defenses are getting a boost from regrowing plants that hide them from Ukraine's soldiers, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's strong defensive lines in Ukraine are getting some help thanks to regrowing weeds. British intelligence said the regrowth of weeds and shrubs are providing extra cover for troops. It "helps camouflage Russian defensive positions and makes mine fields harder to clear," UK intel said. Russia's tough defenses along a 600-mile front line include mazes of extensive trenches, barbed wire, land mines, and anti-tank ditches. Retired Australian general Mick Ryan recently described the defensive lines that Russia had built in Ukraine as "much more complex and deadly than anything experienced by any military in nearly 80 years."

Persons: Ukraine's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mick Ryan Organizations: intel, Service, UK's Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Australian

☆ Fox News lost its mind over Trump's latest indictment, including host Jesse Watters' bizarre reference to Melania Trump's underwear
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Fox News hosts fumed after former President Donald Trump was indicted again Tuesday. At one point, he said the feds had been "rummaging" through Melania Trump's "underwear drawer." Watters said: "This is the establishment terrified of Donald Trump's reelection because of all the money that's going to dry up and all the influence. Additionally, Watters called the latest indictment against Trump "legal mumbo jumbo" and said the 45-page document read like an "MSNBC script." "Donald Trump is probably one of the most consequential leaders of our lifetime.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jesse Watters, Melania, Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden, Jill, you've, Watters, Donald Trump's, Trump, Greg Gutfeld, Gutfeld, Jack Smith Organizations: Fox News, feds, Trump, Fox, MSNBC, Republican, Republican Party, Department Locations: Trump

☆ QAnon Shaman flip flops again, this time to defend Trump over his January 6 indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The "QAnon Shaman" Capitol riot defendant has come to the defense of former President Donald Trump. Trump was federally indicted on Tuesday in connection to the January 6 Capitol riot. The "shaman" slammed the indictment, telling Newsweek that Trump had "no role" in the insurrection. Chansley told the BBC last month that statements his former lawyer made in an attempt to get him a lesser sentence were not true. "I never said I was duped by Trump," Chansley told the news outlet.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Jacob Chansley, Chansley, Jack Smith, doesn't Organizations: Trump, Newsweek, Service, Capitol, DC, . Justice, Scripps News, BBC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Trump

☆ Elon Musk's giant 'X' sign is going to cost his landlord fees for building without a permit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The San Francisco landlord of X's headquarters will be charged fees over Elon Musk's sign antics. Elon Musk is causing more headaches for the landlord of the San Francisco, California, headquarters of X, the social media giant formerly called Twitter. Workers prepare to dismantle a large X logo on the roof of X headquarters on July 31, 2023. A building permit was required to remove the "X" sign but, "due to safety concerns," the permit can be obtained after the fact, Hannan said. City officials had issued a notice of violation on Friday after the "X" sign was put up on the building's roof without a permit.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Musk, Elon Musk, Justin Sullivan, Patrick Hannan, Hannan, it's Organizations: Elon, Twitter, Morning, San Francisco's Department, Inspection, SRI, Department of, Workers Locations: San Francisco, San Francisco , California

☆ Even Elon Musk thinks Mitch McConnell freezing on Capitol Hill is 'insane'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly freezing mid-sentence "insane." The billionaire Twitter boss suggested that there needs to be a constitutional amendment for term limits. This is insane," Musk said in a reply to a tweet of a video showing McConnell suddenly stop speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. At the beginning of Senate Republicans' weekly press conference on Wednesday, McConnell froze up mid-sentence before being escorted away by other senators and an aide. Experts say it would likely take a constitutional amendment to impose such a change.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, —, Musk, Gray, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Service, Elon, Republicans, Republican, United States Congress, Capitol, Wednesday, GOP, SpaceX, Twitter, Florida Gov Locations: Wall, Silicon, Kentucky, Florida

☆ Prigozhin was spotted at an international summit in Russia, hundreds of miles from where he was last seen in his underwear in a Belarus field tent
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been spotted at an international summit in Russia. The images come after he was supposedly exiled following the mutiny he staged against Russian military brass. Prigozhin was last seen in his underwear inside a field tent at a military camp in Belarus. Prigozhin's whereabouts have largely been shrouded in mystery ever since he mobilized the Wagner mercenary group against Russian military brass. An image of Prigozhin in his underwear in a tent Belarus was recently circulated on social media.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, Yevgeny Prigozhin schmoozing, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Freddy Mapouka, Faustin, Dmitry Syty Organizations: Service, Russian, Central African, Financial Times, Mister Locations: Russia, Belarus, Wall, Silicon, Africa, St . Petersburg, Central African Republic

☆ A tourist thought a US soldier's mad dash into North Korea was so 'stupid' it had to be a TikTok prank until the guards started shouting 'get that guy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A woman who saw a US soldier run into North Korea from South Korea said she thought it was a prank. Sarah Leslie told the AP that soldier Travis King's stunt was "the most stupid thing you could do." King is believed to be in North Korean custody after he crossed a border into the country. King, who is now believed to be in North Korean custody, "willfully and without authorization" crossed from South Korea over the heavily fortified border into North Korea, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. "I probably only saw him running for like a few seconds and that's all it would have taken to get across the board," Leslie told Reuters.

Persons: Sarah Leslie, Travis King's, Travis King, Leslie, King, Defense Lloyd Austin Organizations: Service, Army, Associated Press, Defense, Joint Security Area Locations: North Korea, South Korea, North, Wall, Silicon, New Zealand

☆ This is the moment just before a US soldier on a tour group made a mad, chaotic dash into North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A photo shows the moment just before US Army soldier Travis King bolted into North Korea. King had joined in on a civilian tour in South Korea before he made a mad dash over the border into the communist country. US officials now believe that King is in North Korean custody. King — who's now thought to be in North Korean custody — "willfully and without authorization" crossed from South Korea over the heavily fortified border into North Korea, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. "This man gives out a loud 'ha ha ha,' and just runs in between some buildings," a witness on the tour told CBS News.

Persons: Travis King, King, Sarah Leslie, King — who's, —, Defense Lloyd Austin, Leslie Organizations: US Army, Service, Associated Press, Reuters, Joint Security, Defense, CBS News Locations: North Korea, South Korea, North, Wall, Silicon, Panmunjom

☆ The US soldier who darted into North Korea was accused of punching a man and hurling insults at Koreans and the Korean army while damaging a police car while in custody months earlier
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US soldier who crossed into North Korea has been accused of assault and damaging a police car. Travis King is believed to be in North Korean custody after he crossed a border into the country. He had been held in a South Korean prison over assault charges before the incident. He was accused of repeatedly punching a man in the face at a club on September 25 of last year, Reuters reported, citing court records in Seoul, South Korea. Meanwhile, King's mother, Claudine Gates, told ABC News that she was shocked to learn that her son had crossed into North Korea.

Persons: Travis King, Soldier Travis King, Defense Lloyd Austin, King, King's, Claudine Gates, Travis, Gates Organizations: Service, US Army, Defense, Associated Press, Reuters, Authorities, Korean, Court, ABC News, Daily Locations: North Korea, North, Korean, Wall, Silicon, South Korea, Seoul, profanities, Fort Bliss , Texas

☆ US soldier laughed as he ran across the DMZ in North Korea, witness says, and was reportedly in trouble with the military
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A US soldier crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea on Tuesday. The soldier, identified as Travis King, was also in trouble with the US military, according to reports. The soldier, initially identified as a junior enlisted named Travis King, was also in trouble with the US military, according to reports. US officials told CBS News that the soldier was being flown back to the US from South Korea for disciplinary reasons. The Washington Post reported that the soldier was punished for some kind of misconduct while serving in South Korea.

Persons: Travis King, didn't, Defense Lloyd Austin, Austin Organizations: Service, Army, CBS News, Military, Reuters, Washington Post, Washington, US State Department, Department of Defense, Defense Department, Pentagon, Defense, United Nations Command, Security Area, UN Command, Korean People's Army Locations: South Korea, North Korea, Wall, Silicon

☆ The QAnon Shaman's plan to get his guilty plea reversed is 'silly' — and might land him back in prison, ex-prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The QAnon Shaman, who pleaded guilty to his January 6 involvement, wants his plea reversed. "Regrets only weigh down the mind," Chansley told the BBC in a report published this week. Chansley told the news outlet that statements his former lawyer made in an attempt to get him a lesser sentence were not true. "I never said I was duped by [former President Donald] Trump," Chansley told the BBC. Meanwhile, Aidala told Insider that Chansley should be "grateful that he is no longer incarcerated and that he has his freedom."

Persons: Jacob Chansley, Jacob Chansley's, Arthur Aidala, Ghislaine Maxwell, Harvey Weinstein —, He's, Aidala, Chansley, Donald, Trump, Q, Albert Watkins, Watkins, Lil Wayne Organizations: Service, Capitol, BBC, Trump Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Wall, Silicon

☆ Airlines have tried to fight the computer whiz who popularized 'skiplagging' in court. Their lawsuits have been either thrown out or settled.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

United and Southwest Airlines have both previously filed lawsuits against Skiplagged CEO Aktarer Zaman. Airlines like United and Southwest have tried to fight the computer whiz whose website Skiplagged helped popularize the idea. However, the airlines' lawsuits against Skiplagged CEO Aktarer Zaman have been either thrown out or settled. Southwest went after Skiplagged with a lawsuit in 2021In 2021, Southwest Airlines took at turn going after Skiplagged. "Neither Skiplagged nor Kiwi is authorized to display Southwest fares or sell Southwest flights," the airline's lawyers wrote in the suit.

Persons: Aktarer Zaman, Skiplagged, Orbitz, Zaman, United, Kiwi.com Organizations: United, Southwest Airlines, Skiplagged, Morning, Zaman, CNN, Southwest, Atlanta News Locations: Southwest, Chicago , Illinois, New York City, Texas

☆ Prosecutors are 'sending a message' by asking for harsher sentences for Oath Keepers defendants: DOJ official
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The DOJ wants harsher sentences for eight Oath Keepers members convicted over the Capitol riot. One department official told Insider the DOJ is "really sending a message" by appealing the 8 defendants' sentences. "It's very unusual for DOJ to appeal, but these are unusual cases and unusual times," said the Justice Department official, who requested anonymity to speak about the cases. The DOJ appeal filing didn't include details laying out prosecutors' reasoning; the department official told Insider those details will be laid out in court later. "Typical DOJ, they got their pound of flesh and still want more," Moerschel's lawyer Scott Weinberg told Insider.

Persons: it's, Andrew Weissmann, Robert Mueller's, Weissmann, Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Amit Mehta, Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, Edward Vallejo, David Moerschel, It's, Moerschel, Scott Weinberg, Elsa, Weinberg, William Shipley, Minuta, Meggs, Harrelson, Watkins, Hackett, Vallejo Organizations: DOJ, Capitol, Service, Department, Justice Department, Organization Locations: Wall, Silicon, Robert Mueller's Russia

☆ Convicted Oath Keeper's attorney says it's 'ridiculous' prosecutors appealed for a harsher sentence and that the feds should 'channel their inner Elsa and just let it go'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A lawyer for a convicted Oath Keeper slammed the DOJ for appealing his client's sentence. Prosecutors requested a 10-year sentence for David Moerschel; he was ultimately sentenced to three. "I wish they would channel their inner Elsa and just let it go." "Typical DOJ, they got their pound of flesh and still want more," Scott Weinberg, who represents David Moerschel, told Insider. The defendants whose sentences the DOJ appealed are Moerschel, Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, and Edward Vallejo.

Persons: David Moerschel, Elsa, Scott Weinberg, Donald Trump, Moerschel, Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, Edward Vallejo, Amit Mehta, Rhodes, Robert Mueller Organizations: Prosecutors, Service, Justice Department, Capitol, DOJ Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Former US Army general says Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin likely isn't dead. If he were, Putin wouldn't be keeping it a secret.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A former US Army general told Insider that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin likely is not dead or jailed. If he were, Russian President Vladimir Putin wouldn't be keeping it a secret, the retired general said. "We are getting bits and pieces from different people, not from Putin directly and not from Prigozhin directly." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters this week that Putin met face-to-face with Prigozhin and his commanders on June 29, five days after Wagner's rebellion. The retired US Army surmised that it is most likely the Kremlin is keeping Prigozhin, a billionaire businessman, around while it "dismantles" Prigozhin's vast empire.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin wouldn't, Kevin Ryan, he's, Ryan, Putin, Prigozhin, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov Organizations: US Army, Service, Group, United States Army, Russian Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Prigozhin, Ukraine

☆ Russia says it'll be a 'game-changer' if Ukraine uses cluster bombs and it will have to do the same. It's been using them since the start of the war.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Kremlin said it would be a "game-changer" if Ukraine starts using cluster bombs. Moscow has been accused of using cluster munitions since the beginning of the war. Additionally, Shoigu claimed that Russia has so far resisted using cluster bombs against Ukrainian troops in the war because of their threat to civilians, TASS reported. The Human Rights Watch said last year that Russia was actively using cluster bombs in Ukraine, resulting in the killing and maiming of hundreds of civilians. The advocacy group has also accused Ukraine of using cluster munitions since the beginning of the war but to a much lesser extent.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry Peskov, Shoigu, Russia — Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Kyiv, Russian, TASS, Rights Watch, NATO, US Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Wall, Silicon, United States, Russia, Russian

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