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In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, June 8, 2023, Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Army, is seen in a photo at an undisclosed location. Popov said in a statement to his troops that he was dismissed after speaking out about the problems faced by his troops on the battlefield in Ukraine, a sign of new fissures in the Russian military command following a brief rebellion by mercenary chief Yevgney Prigozhin. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Moscow cracking down on insubordinate army generals

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Peter Nikitin, a Russian pro-democracy activist residing in Serbia, shouts slogans during a protest against Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, June 6, 2022. Nikitin said Thursday, July 13, 2023, that Serbian authorities have banned him from entering the country upon return from a trip abroad. Nikitin is well known as a fierce critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been one of the organizers of antiwar and pro-democracy protests in Serbia by the Russians and Ukrainians living in the country. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Russian antiwar activist allowed into Serbia after spending more than a day at the Belgrade airport

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin answers journalists' questions about the grain deal in Moscow, Russia, on July 13, 2023. Putin said that the Wagner private military company "simply doesn't exist" as a legal entity, in comments adding to the series of often bizarre twists that have followed the group's abortive revolt last month — the most serious threat to Putin's 23-year rule amid the war in Ukraine. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin wants to attend an August summit. Host country South Africa doesn’t want to have to arrest him

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

President Joe Biden listens as Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says Putin ‘has already lost’ Ukraine war

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

United States President Joe Biden addresses the public during an event at Vilnius University on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Biden: NATO alliance ‘more united than ever in its history’ in support of Ukraine

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Russian spies in Ukraine suspected of duping FBI to censor Americans on social media

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, June 30, 2022. Russia’s war in Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts hold a summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius over two days starting on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ukraine tops NATO summit agenda along with defense plans, Sweden’s membership and Belarus fears

Associated Press

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. Russia’s rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin walked free from prosecution for his June 24 armed mutiny, and it’s still unclear if anyone will face any charges in the brief uprising against the military or for the deaths of the soldiers killed in it. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

Kremlin says Putin met with Wagner leader days after abortive mutiny

Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 10th Assault Brigade Edelweiss fires a D-30 cannon towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Bloody clash over Bakhmut paying dividends for Kyiv, analyst says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on Putin after the coup attempt by Prighozin by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Putin after Prighozin: A look at post-coup Russia

By Jed Babbin

A Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro speaks by radio to his team before firing a self-propelled howitzer "Bohdana" towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine’s gamble in Bakhmut paid off, fueled Putin-Prigozhin feud: Former CIA officer

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House says Ukraine needs cluster munitions to defend itself against Russian advance

By Tom Howell Jr. and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, speaks with Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, after a meeting with senior military officers in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Russia’s rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin walked free from prosecution for his June 24 armed mutiny, and it’s still unclear if anyone will face any charges in the brief uprising against the military or for the deaths of the soldiers killed in it. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Armed rebellion by Wagner chief Prigozhin underscores erosion of Russian legal system

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with foreign correspondents, in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin’s strategy

By Anna Frants - Associated Press

In this handout image taken from a video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, May 5, 2023, the head of Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin stands in front of multiple bodies lying on the ground in an unknown location. A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising remain shrouded in mystery. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

Biden to send cluster bombs to Ukraine as coup leader reportedly returns to Russia

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on Yevgeny Prigozhin by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The rise and fall of Putin’s warlord, Yevgeny Prigozhin

By Clifford D. May

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Oct. 5, 2018. Putin will participate on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security grouping founded by Russia and China to counter Western alliances from East Asia to the Indian Ocean. This year’s event is hosted by India, which became a member in 2017. It's the latest avenue for Modi to showcase the country’s growing global clout. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ at meeting of Russia-China led security group

By Ashok Sharma and Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

FILE - Russian army servicemen, and police officers guard the highway at the entrance to Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising remain shrouded in mystery. (AP Photo, File)

A week after an armed rebellion rattled Russia, key details about it are still shrouded in mystery

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the heads of Russian law enforcement agencies at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 26, 2023. A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising remain shrouded in mystery. (Valery Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump: Putin ‘somewhat weakened’ by Wagner group mutiny, urges West to make Ukraine peace deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, right, sits inside a military vehicle posing for a selfie photo with a local civilian on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area of the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin incited a rebellion against Russia's military leaders and marched with his troops toward Moscow but aborted his mutiny when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered an agreement that included exile for the warlord in Belarus. (AP Photo, File)

Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press