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Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin says president Vladimir Putin 'wrong' to accuse him of treason

Robert Valverde 10 months ago in Breaking News 11

Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says Russia’s President is mistaken, and Wagner fighters are patriots, not traitors. But Prigozhin said the situation on the Ukrainian frontline is not affected We have four correspondents following this developing story. Yulia Shapovalova is in Moscow for the latest updates. Jonah Hull will give us reaction from Kyiv and we’ll also speak to him about the Russian air strikes there….

Ukraine: Wagner announce Bakhmut withdrawal – BBC News

Carol Ellingsworth 11 months ago in Breaking News 0

The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has announced that its forces have started withdrawing from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to transfer control of the city to the Russian army by 1 June, but Kyiv says it still controls pockets of the city. He said his forces were ready to return if the Russian regular army proved unable to manage…

Russia Wagner group vows to transfer captured Ukraine city of Bakhmut by June – BBC News

Eldridge Gomez 11 months ago in Breaking News 0

The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group vowed to transfer control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut to the Russian army by June 1. Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed to have captured Bakhmut on Saturday, but Kyiv says it still controls parts of the city. Ukraine says its troops are still advancing on the outskirts of Bakhmut. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews

US designates Russian Wagner mercenary force a crime organisation

Jessica Pounders 1 year ago in Breaking News 17

The United States is designating Russia’s Wagner Group as an international criminal organisation. The White House says about 50,000 of its mercenaries are fighting in Ukraine. The classification will allow the US to apply wider sanctions to the group. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website:…