- Wagner forces stand down; rebellion shows ‘cracks’ in Putin’s leadership, Blinken says (washingtonpost.com)Crisis Abates in Russia but Questions Remain Over Putin’s Authority (nytimes.com)Wagner rebellion ‘most ridiculous mutiny ever’, Ukrainian adviser says (theguardian.com)
- Biden shows growing appetite to cross Putin’s red lines (washingtonpost.com)Iran plans to escalate attacks against U.S. troops in Syria, documents show (washingtonpost.com)
- Putin’s Boy from Tallahassee: what DeSantis’s Ukarine statement means (puck.news)
- Back Vladimir Putin’s aide Marina Yankina falls from building window in St Petersburg, dies (livemint.com)
- Prigozhin halts movement of Wagner forces in Russia after Belarus brokers deal (theguardian.com)Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow (reuters.com)Mercenary revolt threatens supreme leader Vladimir Putin (nytimes.com)Russian Helicopters Battle Rebel Mercenaries Rolling Toward Moscow (benzinga.com)Footage appears to show Russian attack helicopter bombing one of its own oil depot to deny Wagner mercenaries fuel supply (businessinsider.com)Rep. Elissa Slotkin breaks down the situation (threadreaderapp.com)Luke Harding: Even if Wagner rebellion fails, Putin’s presidency has never looked weaker (theguardian.com)
- Antiwar officer from Putin’s elite security team defects (apnews.com)
- Has Putin’s assault on Ukraine’s power grid failed? (bbc.com)
