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☆ What next for Wagner? Russia’s Putin battles to regain control after short-lived revolt
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Members of Wagner group looks from a military vehicle in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. It marked what many regard as the greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin's authority in his more than two decades in power. Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with servicemen at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 27, 2023. At best, Granville said the Wagner Group was likely to be "a shadow of its former self" in Ukraine following the revolt. Russia's political crisisRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday dismissed questions about a political crisis.

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☆ The Wagner revolt made everyday Russians start to question Putin's mission in Ukraine, Russian blogger says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ordinary Russians are starting to question the war in Ukraine, a Russian blogger told Insider. For the majority of typical Russian citizens, the Wagner uprising came as a "huge shock," Konstantinova told Insider. "You say we go to denazify Ukraine; you say they are our enemies," she said of Russia's leaders. On the surface, life has changed very little for most Russians since their country went to war, Konstantinova said. Konstantinova traveled to Mariupol with several other Russian citizens in December of last year, delivering electric heaters to Ukrainian citizens still living in the decimated and frozen city.

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☆ Employees of a Moscow company were handed weapons as Wagner fighters approached the capital, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Moscow company handed employees weapons during the Wagner rebellion, a report said. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA Moscow company handed employees weapons as fighters from the Wagner private army approached the Russian capital on Saturday, The Moscow Times reported. The outlet said that rich Muscovites fled the city on private planes, while other armed themselves to fight, as soldiers bore down on the capital seeking to oust Russian military leaders. After a televised address by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he branded the mutineers traitors and vowed to defeat them, one state-owned company handed out guns to employees, the outlet reported. Russian military and security services put up hasty barriers and dug up roads as they prepared to defend the capital from the fighters on Saturday.

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☆ Russian ruble extends freefall as US weighs new weapon for Ukraine amid Putin regime's disarray
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Russian ruble extended its slide, dipping to a 87.75-per-dollar level on Thursday. The mutiny may lead the US to consider supplying Ukraine with a new long-range missile. Sign up for our newsletter to get the inside scoop on what traders are talking about — delivered daily to your inbox. The US is now considering arming Ukraine with the Army Tactical Missile System after previously opposing it, sources told the Wall Street Journal. The ATACMS long-range missile would provide Kyiv with the ability to strike Russian targets farther beyond the frontlines, making on-the-ground support more challenging.

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☆ The Kremlin is purging the military in a search for traitors after the Wagner mutiny: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kremlin is searching for traitors in the Russian military, a report said. It comes after the Wagner mercenary group launched a mutiny aimed at toppling military chiefs. The Kremlin believes the rebellion may've had broader military backing. According to Washington DC-based think tank The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a well-sourced Russian military blogger claimed that "large-scale purges" had been launched of Russian military commanders and that the Russian Ministry of Defence is currently undergoing a "crash test" for loyalty. Prigozhin claimed to have extensive backing for his mutiny among Russian military members, but wider backing for the rebellion did not materialize on Saturday.

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☆ Russia's 'high value' command aircraft have been staying out of Ukraine's reach to keep them safe — only to have Wagner shoot one down at home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wagner forces downed several Russian military aircraft during their short-lived armed rebellion. Before the mutiny was called off as Wagner Group fighters closed in on Moscow, they engaged with — and shot down — several Russian military aircraft, including an Ilyushin Il-22M airborne command post aircraft. The Il-22M is a valuable special mission aircraft that Russia's military has heavily relied on throughout its fight in Ukraine for aerial command and control. "The loss of this aircraft is likely to have a negative impact on Russian air and land operations. The Il-22M is not the only aircraft that Russia's military lost during the historic and chaotic armed rebellion over the weekend.

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☆ Belarus' second-rate dictator Lukashenko is 'humiliating' Putin by bragging about how he saved Moscow from an armed Wagner revolt, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Belarusian President Lukashenko says he helped negotiate an end to the Wagner Group's armed mutiny. Hail-mary negotiations, mediated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, stopped the potential bloodshed in the capital. After Wagner fighters captured the southern city of Rostov-on-Don early Saturday, they continued north toward Moscow as the city prepared its defenses for battle. By that point, Wagner fighters had already shot down several Russian military aircraft. Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) arrive to the Palace of Independence prior to their talks in Minsk, Belarus, on December 19, 2022.

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☆ A former Russian diplomat says the attempted Wagner mutiny is 'just another step' toward Putin's eventual ouster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boris Bondarev told Newsweek he believes the Wagner mutiny will hasten Putin's ouster. His war was from the very beginning doomed," Boris Bondarev told Newsweek on Tuesday. He quit his post in May 2022 after criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine. The Wagner Group's mutiny erupted after a long-running feud between its chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the Russian military leadership. In the lead-up to the attempted mutiny, the mercenary group leader had been growing increasingly critical of Russia's war in Ukraine.

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☆ Russia's near-mutiny just cratered its currency against the dollar
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The near-mutiny in Russia this weekend had some unexpected consequences for currencies — more on that below. And yet — the Russian ruble still plunged 3% to a 15-month low on Monday, trading at one point near 87 per dollar. The Kremlin said there was a huge uptick in foreign currency demand across 15 regions in Russia, per Reuters. During the mutiny, Russian banks had cut their ruble exchange rates to over 100 per dollar, though they've since eased prices. What's your outlook for the Russian ruble by year-end?

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☆ Putin may have set a trap for Wagner fighters by letting them flee to Belarus, military experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wagner fighters may not be safe in Belarus as it could be a trap after their uprising, the ISW said. The ISW said in an update on Monday that "Putin may be presenting Belarus as a haven for Wagner fighters as a trap." And if the Kremlin pressures Belarus, it said, "Belarus will not offer Prigozhin or Wagner fighters a true haven." The Wagner Group's short-lived uprising, which humiliated Putin and provided what experts said was the biggest threat during his decades in power, came after months of feuding between the Wagner Group and Russia's military brass. Russian media outlet Verstka reported that Belarus is constructing a base for around 8,000 Wagner fighters 124 miles from its border with Ukraine.

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☆ Shocked by the speed of the Wagner revolt, Russia's neighbors want to beef up NATO's eastern flank
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Petras Malukas | Afp | Getty ImagesThe fallout of the Wagner Group's short-lived armed rebellion has raised the alarm among Europe's Baltic countries. Speaking alongside his counterparts from Latvia and Estonia on Tuesday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that the speed of the Wagner uprising underscored the strategic importance of strengthening NATO's eastern flank. Germany has offered to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to bolster NATO's eastern flank. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year had already fueled concerns about the regional security of the Baltic region. Regional security concernsLatvia Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics described the Wagner rebellion as an example of "one evil fighting another evil."

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☆ Putin's embattled defense minister Shoigu appeared in a video released after the Wagner mutiny that experts say is confusing and feels off
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russian defense chief Shoigu appeared in a video released after the Wagner Group's armed rebellion. Moscow published the video purportedly showing Shoigu in Ukraine, though its unclear when it was filmed. Some Russian milblogger channels have arrived at the same conclusion, that the video of Shoigu was older footage. Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the notorious Wagner mercenary organization, has long criticized Moscow's military leadership over its handling of the war in Ukraine. Russia denied the allegations, but it didn't stop Prigozhin from openly encouraging his mercenaries to take up arms against the defense ministry in open rebellion.

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☆ How Wagner's short-lived mutiny could shape the direction of Russia's war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sergei Supinsky | Afp | Getty ImagesUkrainian forces can look to take advantage of the Wagner Group's short-lived armed rebellion, analysts said, with confusion among Russia's military leadership expected to considerably weaken their war effort. A weekend of mayhem has left observers of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine questioning what could happen next. Tony Brenton, former British ambassador to Russia, agreed that the Wagner mercenary group had been the most effective component of Russia's military in Ukraine to date. watch nowUltimately, Barranco said the recent turn of events is likely to provide Ukraine's military leadership with something of an opportunity after more than 16 months of fighting. Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

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☆ Russian security services threatened the families of Wagner forces to get them to back down, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian security services threatened the families of Wagner mutineers, The Telegraph reported. Wagner forces seized control of a city in Russia and were bearing down on Moscow. Wagner military column passes Russian city of Voronezh. It said that Wagner fighters who didn't take part in the mutiny would be absorbed into the Russian military. Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russian security services, told BBC News on Saturday that though Prigozhin's forces did not appear strong enough to topple Putin, they exposed serious limits to his power.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Skimming off the froth
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on May 31, 2023. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. But CNBC found it's more likely because large institutional investors are buying bitcoin as liquidity remains low. [PRO] Markets on an even footingMarkets may have declined last week, but CNBC Pro's Michael Santoli thinks there's still a "favorable underlying market trend."

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☆ All this AI hype could be distracting us from serious economic threats in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Moving forward, we'll be highlighting the latest markets news in our daily flagship newsletter, Insider Today — be sure to sign up. The excitement around ChatGPT, AI, and related tech stocks is old news now, but Wall Street can't stop talking about it. Elon Musk, Nouriel Roubini, and a chorus of Wall Street firms have issued dire warnings. The country's slowing trade, weak industrial production numbers, and piling debt all ultimately present problems for Wall Street, which may be catching on to the risk. What do you see as the connection between economic troubles and AI hype?

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☆ Former Defense Secretary William Cohen: Belarus is basically under Putin's grip
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer Defense Secretary William Cohen: Belarus is basically under Putin's gripFormer Defense Secretary William Cohen joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss Wagner Group's short-lived revolt in Russia, Vladimir Putin's grip on power, and more.

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☆ Khrushchev's great-granddaughter on Wagner Group's short-lived revolt in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKhrushchev's great-granddaughter on Wagner Group's short-lived revolt in RussiaNina Khrushcheva, great-granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and New School professor, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Wagner Group's short-lived revolt in Russia, Vladimir Putin's grip on power, and more.

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☆ A former US ambassador to Russia says Putin is showing how weak he is by relying on Belarus' Lukashenko to help him resolve the Wagner uprising
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

John Sullivan told CBS that Putin's reliance on Belarus to solve his problems shows "actual weakness." Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko helped to resolve the Wagner Group's uprising on Saturday. "It's not just an appearance of weakness, it's actual weakness," Sullivan said. It's not just an appearance of weakness, it's actual weakness," Ambassador John J. Sullivan told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. As part of the deal, Prigozhin will go into exile in Belarus in exchange for not being prosecuted for the uprising.

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☆ Inflation is finally cooling — but the Wagner Group's attempted mutiny in Russia may send it back up, analysts warn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Oil prices spiked more than 1% on Sunday after the Wagner Group's attempted mutiny. Analysts say oil prices could continue to gain on the geopolitical risks in energy giant Russia. Following the aborted coup over the weekend, benchmark crude oil US West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude oil futures both jumped over 1% on Sunday. As of Monday, oil prices have come off — but analysts say oil futures could continue posting gains due to the geopolitical risk in energy giant Russia. Benchmark US WTI crude oil futures were up 0.2% at $69.29 a barrel at 1:29 a.m. EDT on Monday.

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June 26 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. It is unclear what the immediate impact of Russian mercenaries' advance on Moscow, retreat and apparent deal with President Vladimir Putin will be on risk appetite and demand for traditional 'safe haven' assets like gold, Treasuries, the Japanese yen or the U.S. dollar. These assets would likely have attracted strong investor demand first thing on Monday morning had the Wagner group's march on Moscow continued. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, MSCI World Index, China's major indices and Japan's Nikkei 225 index all posted their biggest losses since March last week. The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index, a broad measure of Asian stocks, slumped 4.2%, its worst week since September.

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☆ US says Wagner Group rebellion reveals 'extraordinary' cracks in the 'Russian facade'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's mercenary Wagner Group rebelled this weekend, nearly reaching Moscow before calling it off. The Wagner Group, a powerful paramilitary organization led by former Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, took over a Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don without issue on Saturday and then continued to push toward Moscow. Blinken was just one of many US officials monitoring the situation in Russia on Saturday as the Wagner Group marched toward Moscow. "I think we've seen more cracks emerge in the Russian facade," Blinken added. "We'll see if this means that Wagner forces are coming out of Ukraine.

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☆ Russia Waits to Find Out if Crisis Is Over as Putin Remains Out of Sight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia Waits to Find Out if Crisis Is Over as Putin Remains Out of SightAll the main players in Russia’s worst political crisis in decades stayed out of sight on Sunday, leaving Russians--and the world--to wonder whether the drama was really over. Unanswered questions following the Wagner Group's aborted power grab include the future of the paramilitary group's 25,000 heavily armed troops, of its owner Yevgeny Prigozhin, and of Russia’s military leadership, which failed to stop his rapid advance toward Moscow. The details of agreements brokered by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to halt looming bloodshed haven't been made public.

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☆ Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says his group took a Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don without firing a shot or killing a single person
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The leader of the Wagner Group said his fighters took a Russian military headquarters without firing a shot. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Wagner's mutiny a "betrayal." Wagner Group fighters marched into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, taking control of all military installations in the city, Prigozhin claimed. Prigozhin called the mutiny a "march of justice" and claimed to have the support of the Russian people. On Friday, Prigozhin called Russia's defense ministry "evil" and said it "must be stopped" after an alleged Russian missile strike killed several Wagner troops.

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☆ Erdogan urges Putin to act with common sense
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ANKARA, June 24 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday and urged him to act with common sense, the Turkish presidency said, after Russian mercenary fighters began an armed mutiny overnight. Erdogan was among the first leaders to hold a phone call with Putin after his speech on Saturday. The Turkish presidency said the two discussed recent developments in Russia and Erdogan told Putin that Turkey was ready to do its part to help bring about a peaceful resolution. The Kremlin said in a separate statement that Erdogan had backed the Russian government's handling of the mutiny during the conversation with Putin. Erdogan has sought to maintain strong ties with both Moscow and Kyiv since the start of the conflict in Ukraine.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Wagner, Erdogan, Huseyin Hayatsever, Hugh Lawson, Alexander Smith Organizations: Saturday, NATO, Thomson Locations: ANKARA, Russian, Russia, Turkey, Moscow, Kyiv, Ukraine

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