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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin listens the report of Col.Gen. Sergei Surovikin, Russian Commander in Syria, at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. Russia’s president has succeeded in exiling Wagner mercenary head Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief mutiny last week, but the fate of several top generals is still unclear. There were unconfirmed reports that one of them with ties to Prigozhin has been arrested and another was mysteriously absent from several events attended by President Vladimir Putin and embattled Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Confusion, infighting plague Russian military in mutiny’s wake

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, right, arrives for a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel at the European Council building in Brussels, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU leaders to assess Putin’s position in talks with NATO and Ukraine chiefs at summit

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine in action during the women's high jump competition at the World Athletics Diamond League Athletissima City event athletics meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

IOC leader Bach quizzed by Ukrainian Olympic athlete on Russia issue for 2024 Paris Games

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, in northern Mali. The Russian mercenary group that briefly rebelled against President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses. That dynamic is not expected to change now that the group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been exiled to Belarus as punishment for the failed rebellion. Neither Russia nor the African leaders dependent on Wagner’s fighters have any interest in ending their relationships. (French Army via AP, File)

Fog of war: Crumbling Russian morale gives rare opening for Ukraine’s counteroffensive

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This handout photo taken from video released Tuesday, June 27, 2023 by Belarus' Presidential Press Office, shows Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivering his speech during a ceremony presenting the general's epaulettes in Minsk. President Alexander Lukashenko, a close Putin ally who brokered a deal with Prigozhin to stop the uprising, didn't immediately address Prigozhin's fate in a speech Tuesday. Lukashenko framed the insurrection by Wagner as a significant threat, saying he placed Belarus' armed forces on a combat footing as the mutiny unfolded. (Belarusian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Belarusian leader approved forced transfers of Ukrainian children, says opposition figure

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, a police officer and a rescue worker walk in front of a restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (National Police of Ukraine via AP)

9 killed, including 3 children, as Russian missile slams into pizza restaurant in east Ukraine city

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Ukraine blood and Western weapons to defeat Russia illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Congress has not declared war on Russia, but it has authorized use of U.S. forces against it

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Ukrainian soldiers on a Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicle at their positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (Roman Chop via AP)

Wagner insurrection creates opening for Ukrainian counteroffensive

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A M1A1 Abrams tank navigates on various types of matting systems developed by U.S. Army's Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) during a demonstration of methods used by military vehicles during amphibious operations at the Vicksburg, Miss. campus, Aug. 1, 2017. U.S. officials say that Abrams tanks needed to train Ukrainian forces have arrived in Germany, and are on their way to Grafenwoehr Army base where the training will begin in two to three weeks. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post via AP) **FILE**

First batch of U.S.-made Abrams tanks arrive in Poland

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this grab taken from video and released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, June 23, 2023. The armed rebellion by a powerful mercenary group against the Russian military was over in less than 24 hours, but the disarray within the enemy’s ranks was an unexpected morale-boosting gift for Ukraine – at a time when its armed forces needed it the most. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Members of the Wagner Group military company guard an area as other load their tank onto a truck on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry. After the deal was reached Saturday, Prigozhin ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops. (Vasily Deryugin, Kommersant Publishing House via AP)

An unsettled Russia as Prigozhin finds refuge in Belarus

By David R. Sands and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Russia drops charges against Prigozhin and others who took part in brief rebellion

Associated Press

United Nations Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner talks with local residents whose homes were damaged by the Russian troops, during his visit to Irpin, Ukraine, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) **FILE**

U.N.: Russia has executed dozens of civilians in Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, speaks with South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Naledi Pandor, right, as they meet in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

German foreign minister poses challenge to South Africa over its position on Russian war effort

By Mogomotsi Magome - Associated Press

Pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are loaded by the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. U.S. officials say a military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will total up to $300 million, and will include additional munitions for drones. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. to ship Ukraine another $500 million in military equipment in latest drawdown

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on revelations about the world situation revealed by the Ukraine war by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Wartime revelations: Are U.S. and NATO prepared for a coup on Putin?

By L. Scott Lingamfelter

Members of the Wagner Group military company load their tank onto a truck on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District. (AP Photo, File)

Uneasy calm, uncertain future as rattled Putin denounces ‘treacherous’ uprising

By Mike Glenn, David R. Sands and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. The armed rebellion by a powerful mercenary group against the Russian military was over in less than 24 hours, but the disarray within the enemy’s ranks was an unexpected morale-boosting gift for Ukraine – at a time when its armed forces needed it the most. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Chaos in Russia is morale booster for Ukraine as it pushes on with early stages of counteroffensive

By Samya Kullab - Associated Press

In this photo released on Monday, June 26, 2023 by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, and Yevgeny Nikiforov, the commander of the Western Military District, right, inspect a command post of one of the formations of the Zapad (West) group of Russian troops at an undisclosed location of Ukraine. Shoigu made his first public appearance Monday since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Live Updates | Fallout from Russian mercenary armed revolt

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - Visitors use one of the entrances to the museum during a press preview of the Hermitage Amsterdam museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 18, 2009. An Amsterdam museum that severed ties with St. Petersburg's Hermitage collection after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year has been renamed and on Monday June 26, 2023 announced partnerships with renowned galleries in London, Paris and Washington, D.C. Starting in September, the Hermitage Amsterdam will be called H'ART Museum. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Amsterdam’s Hermitage museum to be renamed after cutting ties with Russia following Ukraine invasion

Associated Press