For the first time since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed march on Moscow, the Wagner boss reappeared. In a new video, the 62-year-old told the mercenary forces they would no longer fight in Ukraine but would “help train the Belarusian army,” which he was certain they could turn into “the second best army in the world,” after, naturally, Wagner itself.
His mission is more humanitarian than political since Zuppi intends to communicate and take action on two issues in particular: the exchange of prisoners and the repatriation of Ukrainian children deported to Russia.
While Russia has claimed its pre-dawn strikes were successful and destroyed the desired targets, Ukraine has insisted its air defense systems intercepted all the cruise missiles launched and the vast majority of the kamikaze drones deployed.
The Kerch Bridge—the longest bridge in Russia and in Europe—serves as a crucial artery that allows military equipment and personnel to flow from mainland Russia to the southern battlefront in Ukraine.
Since F-16s are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, their deployment in Ukraine could cause “catastrophic consequences” for NATO, the Russian foreign minister warned.
Despite the Polish government’s great support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Poles seem to be becoming fatigued, fueling support for the populist Confederation party who are critical of the government’s spending on refugees.
Both sides say the other wants to engineer a nuclear disaster at Zaporizhzhia as Ukrainian forces look to recapture the power plant as part of their counteroffensive.
