The Battle of Pragosian and the Russian Defense Ministry

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Yevgeny Pragosian is a warlord running Wagner Group, the biggest paramilitary force fighting in Ukraine. He declared what he called a march of justice to overthrow his two biggest rivals: defense minister Sergei Shreygul and commander Vereid Gereasimov. On Saturday night, Belarus announced that it had broke rid of deal to end revolt; fighters would go back to fighting Ukraine but not be prosecuted.

Wagner troops withdrew from Russia late Saturday night after an abandoned coup attempt on Moscow, Greek prime minister Kyriako Mitsotakis won re-election in a blowout, and foreign investors viewed Turkey’s first interest rate rise in years as a ‘baby step’ towards ending the country’s economic crisis.

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