Whereas the upcoming disaster ensuing from a short-lived riot led by Wagner Group chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin has abated, the rebellion has compelled a more in-depth examination of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s maintain on energy. Secretary of State Antony Blinken advised CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the revolt confirmed “cracks within the facade” of Putin’s management.
Excellent questions additionally stay in regards to the whereabouts of Putin and Prigozhin — neither of whom has been seen in public because the episode got here to a detailed — and about what the longer term holds for Prigozhin’s Wagner Group mercenaries.
Right here’s the newest on the battle and its ripple results throughout the globe.
Robert Fico, a two-time former prime minister, has promised to finish navy support for Ukraine and veto “pointless” E.U. sanctions on Russia. He’s rising to the highest of the polls, The Submit’s Loveday Morris experiences from Dubnica, Slovakia. The nation is each a member of NATO and the European Union.