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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as he meets with Russian servicemen at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Biden calls Putin a pariah as Ukraine war drags on

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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

FILE - Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Mali, in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 22, 2020. 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. (AP Photo/File)

Russian militia maintains ruthless role in Africa after failed rebellion

By Jean Fernand Koena, Chinedu Asadu and Zane Irwin - Associated Press

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

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

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. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that 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. (AP Photo)

Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls

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

In this photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang, front right, walks next to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, left, in Beijing, Sunday, June 25, 2023. The Russian Foreign Ministry said China declared support for the leadership in Moscow during a previously unannounced trip to Beijing by Rudenko. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China via AP) ** FILE **

China’s ties to Putin, Kremlin shaken by mercenary uprising

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during an event about high speed internet infrastructure, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden says the U.S. and NATO had no involvement in the Wagner group insurrection in Russia

By Seung Min Kim and Aamer Madhani and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

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**

Putin image fades in face of rebellion

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - 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. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russian mercenaries’ revolt undermines Putin and could lead to further challenges to his rule

Associated Press

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, looks out from a military vehicle on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, leaving an area of the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that 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. (AP Photo)

Live Updates | Aftermath of Russian mercenary chief’s armed rebellion

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Membes of the Wagner Group military company sit atop of a tank 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. (AP Photo)

Blinken: Wagner rebellion ‘shows real cracks’ in Putin’s hold on power

By Guy Taylor - 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. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Mercenary chief’s forces advance toward Moscow as Putin vows harsh punishment for rebellion leaders

Associated Press

In this photo taken from video, people gather to look at military vehicles parked in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Russia's security services have responded to mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's declaration of an armed rebellion by calling for his arrest. In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin took the threat, security was heightened in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and other regions. (AP Photo)

Live Updates | Armed rebellion by Russian mercenary chief

By The Associated Press - 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. The owner of the Wagner private military contractor who called for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister has confirmed in a video that he and his troops have reached Rostov-on-Don. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia

Associated Press

Russian servicemen guard an area standing in front of a tank in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Russia's security services have responded to mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's declaration of an armed rebellion by calling for his arrest. In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin took the threat, security was heightened in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and other regions. (Vasily Deryugin, Kommersant Publishing House via AP)

Wagner Group chief calls off rebellion in Russia, troops stop advance on Moscow

By Ben Wolfgang - 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. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and vows to defend Russia

Associated Press

FILE - Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 24, 2022. Prigozhin's criticism of the top military brass is in stark contrast with more than two decades of rigidly controlled rule by President Vladimir Putin without any sign of infighting among his top lieutenants. (AP Photo, File)

Amid infighting among Putin’s lieutenants, head of mercenary force appears to take a step too far

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