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UK officially proscribes Russia's Wagner Group as terrorist organisation
World | Sep 15, 2023, 08:15 PM ISTThe UK declared Russia's Wagner Group, which rallied at Moscow against Putin before withdrawing, as a terrorist organisation, a move which will make it illegal to support or be a part of the group.
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UK to ban Russia's Wagner group, PM Sunak says its barbarism threatens democracy, freedom of world
World | Sep 06, 2023, 05:54 PM ISTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously called for the Wagner Group to be treated as a terrorist organisation.
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Prigozhin, who was killed in 'mysterious' plane crash, laid to rest, Putin skips low-profile funeral
World | Aug 30, 2023, 09:59 AM ISTRussian state media and other local outlets, which have been covering the Ukraine war extensively since the first day, awarded a few seconds to the funeral event.
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Russia: Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead after genetic testing of bodies in plane crash
World | Aug 27, 2023, 06:41 PM ISTBreaking his silence over Prigozhin's death, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was a "talented businessman but made serious mistakes" in a reference to the short-lived mutiny in June.
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Putin breaks silence over death of Prigohzin, calls him ‘talented but made serious mistakes'
World | Aug 24, 2023, 10:12 PM ISTPutin sent his condolences to the ten deceased passengers of the plane and said that he came to know about the incident on Thursday morning.
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What was Putin doing during the plane crash that killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin? | Read here
World | Aug 24, 2023, 06:44 PM ISTUS President Joe Biden and Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak are among many who have hinted Putin's role behind the crash that claimed the life of the Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Who is Wagner's boss Yevgeny Prigohzin, infamous as Putin's chef, killed in 'mysterious' plane crash
World | Aug 24, 2023, 03:14 PM ISTRumours also claimed Putin's role behind the fatal crash of the Wagner boss-- a leader who was responsible for his dramatic rise within Russia and the outside world.
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Russia's Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash
News | Aug 24, 2023, 09:08 AM ISTRussia's Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash
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Russia: Wagner's boss Prigozhin's plane descended dramatically in last 30 seconds I What went wrong?
World | Aug 24, 2023, 08:06 AM ISTAccording to Flightradar24-- a Swedish internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map-- the aircraft was flying normally until 3:19 p.m. GMT.
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Russia's Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led mutiny against Putin, killed in plane crash | VIDEO
World | Aug 24, 2023, 06:45 AM ISTThe development came a day after the Russian mercenary leader posted a video where he was apparently recruiting people for the Wagner group in Africa.
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Lithuania temporarily closes border checkpoints with Belarus amid fears concerning Wagner troops
World | Aug 16, 2023, 09:05 PM ISTThe crossings at Tverecius and Sumskas will be closed, while vehicular movement will be diverted to the border checkpoint of Medininkai, said the Lithuanian government on Wednesday.
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Poland: 2 Russians arrested for spreading propaganda for Wagner group amid tensions with Belarus
World | Aug 14, 2023, 11:47 PM ISTThe two Russian citizens have been accused of colluding with a foreign agency and participating in a organised group for terrorist purposes. They can face up to 10 years imprisonment if convicted.
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Poland to move 10,000 troops to border near Belarus as Wagner threat grows
World | Aug 10, 2023, 08:45 PM ISTTensions between Poland and Belarus have increased after Belarusian forces announced joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border. Two Belarusian helicopters also breached Polish airspace recently.
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Wagner group taking advantage of instability after Niger coup: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
World | Aug 08, 2023, 09:12 PM IST"Every single place that this Wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the group's involvement with Niger coup leaders.
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US Treasury sanctions on Mali officials over alleged links to Russia's Wagner Group
World | Jul 25, 2023, 07:08 AM ISTIn a proclamation on Monday, the US Department of the Treasury said that it has forced sanctions on three Malian progress government and military authorities.
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Wagner forces want to invade Poland, claims Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko as tensions rise
World | Jul 24, 2023, 10:40 AM ISTTensions between Poland and Belarus increased after Warsaw increased its troops at the border with the other country after Belarusian forces announced joint military exercises with Wagner fighters there.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Russia, aims to choke Moscow's access to battlefield supplies
World | Jul 21, 2023, 08:29 AM ISTThe sanctions were imposed on Russian mining, technology and munitions firms and commercial banks. Furthermore, a group of Kyrgyzstan-based electronics firms and its leadership were targeted as exporters of components and other technology to Russia.
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Wagner’s Prigozhin appears for the first time since failed mutiny; again criticises Russian Defence
World | Jul 20, 2023, 12:08 AM ISTThe video emerged on pro-Russian Telegram social media accounts where Prigozhin suggested that his soldiers would not fight in Ukraine for now.
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Wagner mercenaries are surrendering their weapons to the military: Russia's Defence Ministry
World | Jul 13, 2023, 07:36 AM ISTThe activities come in the midst of uncertainty about the fate of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and the terms of the deal that finished the outfitted disobedience by offering amnesty for himself as well as his mercenaries and consent to move to Belarus.
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Russia-Ukraine war: 21,000 Wagner forces killed in eastern Ukraine, claims Volodymyr Zelenskyy
World | Jul 02, 2023, 11:56 PM ISTThe Ukrainian president also called Wagner forces fighting in Ukraine a 'motivated staff of the Russian Army' comprising mostly of convicts who had nothing more to lose. He asserted that Russia was losing the war and had no more victories in Ukraine.