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EXCLUSIVE: If Ukraine started to threaten Moscows control of Crimea, if NATO sealed off the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, if the Wagner Group eyed venturing beyond Belarus into neighbouring Poland or Lithuania... potential flashpoints for escalation stretch from the Black Sea to the Arctic.

EXCLUSIVE: The Ukrainian military commander-in-chief has acknowledged that progress of the spring counteroffensive has been slower than desired - but what is really going on?

Medvedev, who is now the deputy chairman of Russias Security Council, threatened retaliatory attacks on both Ukrainian and other European nuclear facilities.

The disruptions in Russia caused by the Wagner leader appear to have settled down. (At least for now.) But the situation has left many analysts of Russian affairs conflicted about what happens next. A...

Both President Vladimir Putin, and Russia itself, have been shown to be far weaker than they would like to pretend to be, writes Keir Giles. “What the Wagner showdown demonstrates is that now is the time to redouble support to Ukraine.”

The Russian leader, having faltered, is likely to renew his assault on Ukraine and increase repression at home, says Samantha de Bendern, associate fellow at Chatham House

EXCLUSIVE: The consequences of the Wagner mutiny have yet to become clear, with analysts believing the coming days and weeks will make or break Putins regime.

The Russian leader, having faltered, is likely to renew his assault on Ukraine and impose repression at home with even greater intensity

President Vladimir Putin has long profited from the actions of the Wagner mercenary group, but the mutiny led by its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presents the Russian strongman with a challenge that could irreparably damage his authority, analysts say.Baunov argued that the moment Prigozhin resolved to "cross the line" came on June 13 when Putin announced that mercenary groups like Wagner would have to be subject to control of the defence ministry, something the mercenary boss had long oppo...

Speculation abounds on social media, but experts warn against drawing conclusions on the fate of the Wagner Group.