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August 28, 2023

Poland, Baltic states will seal off Belarusian borders in event of any military incidents, migrant pushes

Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania announced that they would seal their borders with Belarus in the event of any military incidents or massive migrant pushes.

August 28, 2023

Notorious Russian intelligence chief tapped to replace Prigozhin in Wagner's Africa operations

Russian officials selected Gen. Andrey Averyanov, a notorious intelligence official, to replace Yevgeny Prigozhin as the head of Wagner's Africa operations.

August 28, 2023

Ukraine war takes dramatic turn as Russian soldiers push to recapture northeast Kharkiv territory

Ukrainian authorities ordered evacuations of multiple areas as Russian troops moved to reclaim areas in the Kharkiv province that it previously occupied.

August 27, 2023

Russia's top mercenary force faces uncertain future, threat to survival following warlord's apparent demise

Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly one of 10 people aboard his private plane when an explosion caused it to crash, though reports of a missile attack remain unconfirmed.

August 27, 2023

DNA test confirms Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard crashed jet, Russia says

DNA testing confirmed that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was among those aboard the jet that crashed outside Moscow on Wednesday, Russia says.

August 27, 2023

Wagner warlord’s reported death is straight out of Putin’s blood-spilling playbook

Russia has a long history of dealing with its opponents in a brutal way. The doctrine known as 'Wet Deeds' was developed in the Soviet Union and seeks to wipe out 'enemies of the state.'

August 26, 2023

Putin ally claims Wagner boss dismissed warnings about safety following mutiny: 'To hell with it'

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko may be trying to "whitewash" his conversations, an expert said, as both Russia and Belarus distance themselves from the incident.

August 26, 2023

Pope Francis urges Russian children to become ‘artisans of peace’ in address

Pope Francis urged children to become "artisans of peace" and "sowers of seeds of reconciliation" at the 10th National Meeting of Catholic Youth of Russia.

August 26, 2023

Putin's hope for AI to increase information control, end Western tech dependence largely 'aspirational'

Russia's desire to severely control the information provided to and by artificial intelligence models could also slow the development of such models and impede Russia's progress.

August 25, 2023

Estonian PM Kallas, a staunch Ukraine ally, under fire over husband's Russian business links

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is facing pressure to resign over her husband's role within a company that indirectly conducted business in Russia.