Tag: Yevgeny Prigozhin
These are Putin’s closest confidants
Riga Vladimir Putin, the warlord who has lost all good spirits – this picture is painted in public again and again. But is Putin really the man who only listens…
Kremlin could limit power of Wagner boss Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin The mercenary boss was repeatedly said to have political ambitions. (Photo: dpa) London At the heart of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group…
What makes Russia’s mercenaries so dangerous
Berlin Mercenaries fight where others don’t want to go. Their use ignores rules and knows hardly any taboos. This makes these fighters particularly dangerous. Anyone who is hired or deployed…
This is how Russia’s elite lives in the Ukraine war
Sergei Shoigu (centre) with Russian military personnel Several family members apparently benefit directly from orders from his ministry. (Photo: via REUTERS) Berlin Ksenia Shoigu lounges in a pool in Dubai…
The cause of the helicopter crash near Kyiv is still unclear
Helicopter wreck in Brovary Also on board the helicopter that crashed in a foreword of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday were the Ukrainian Interior Minister and his deputy. (Photo:…
Pressure on Scholz in the tank debate is increasing
Leopard 2 main battle tank The chairwoman of the defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), also increased the pressure on Chancellor Scholz in the debate about possible main battle tank deliveries.…
Ukraine – Situation in the morning: Russian mercenaries report Soledar conquest
Ukrainian soldiers The cities of Soledar and Bakhmut are of strategic importance in the war. (Photo: via REUTERS) Kyiv, Moscow After days of heavy fighting for the eastern Ukrainian town…
War in Ukraine: Bakhmut – Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin came for easy prey and is now in a dilemma
Wagner Group mercenaries on the front in Ukraine Prigozhin’s fighters are particularly often among the dead. (Photo: imago) Berlin Yevgeny Prigozhin miscalculated – possibly enormously. For months, the head of…
That’s how dangerous “Wagner” boss Prigozchin is
Moscow Before the start of the new year of war in the Ukraine, the Russian Yevgeny Prigozhin appears more and more self-confident as head of the dreaded mercenary group “Wagner”.…
The attack in Makiivka shows how little Russia’s army learns from mistakes
Burning oil depot in Makiivka There was an explosion of five tons of diesel and ammunition stored in the same complex. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) 2023 could not have started worse for…
“Putin will only give up power if the alternative is death”
Mr Khodorkovsky, the Kremlin has put a $500,000 bounty on your head – you heard that yourself on Russian radio. Do you live in constant fear of death?This is nothing…
“Putin will only give up power if the alternative is death”
Mikhail Khodorkovsky However, after Vladimir Putin entered the Kremlin, Khodorkovsky’s influence on business and politics in Russia came to an abrupt end. (Photo: dpa) Mr Khodorkovsky, the Kremlin has put…
Mercenary chief Prigoschin is becoming more and more powerful – but his enemies are lurking
Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin The Russian entrepreneur is also known as the “Chef of the Kremlin”. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Berlin On the facade of a recently completed, gray office complex in the…
Ex-agent and Wagner mercenaries want to testify about Putin’s war crimes
Moscow People from Moscow want to testify about war crimes, including a Wagner mercenary and a former agent. According to the Russian dissident and human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin, former…
Darling of the hardliners – this is Putin’s new Ukraine commander
Sergey Surovikin The Russian commander is the new overall commander of the troops in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For Vladimir Putin, brute force is now supposed to turn the tide…
Darling of the hardliners – this is Putin’s new Ukraine commander
Sergey Surovikin The Russian commander is the new overall commander of the troops in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For Vladimir Putin, brute force is now supposed to turn the tide…
“Barefoot bastards to the front” Strife in Putin’s inner circle of power
Berlin After the Russian withdrawal from the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman, displeasure is growing in Putin’s power apparatus. Influential allies of the Kremlin chief, such as the Chechen ruler…
Experts: Putin himself ordered the withdrawal from Lyman
Russian flag is hung in Lyman A Ukrainian soldier lowers a Russian flag in Lyman after Russian troops withdrew from the city. (Photo: Oleksiy Biloshytskyi via REUTERS) Vienna, Dusseldorf When…
World risk Putin – how Russia is endangering peace and the economy
Wladimir Putin International relations and global peace depend on the decisions of the Russian President. (Photo: Mona Eing & Michael Meissner) Russia’s President Putin cleverly exploits the West’s weaknesses. The…