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    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Wagner Group
      Wagner-linked group buys helmets from China despite sanctions

      Entities connected with mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin continue to frustrate western efforts to choke off supplies

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine claims successful counterattack close to Bakhmut

      Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirms partial retreat of Russian forces from area near bombed-out eastern city

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Wagner chief blames Moscow for faltering war effort

      Yevgeny Prigozhin has threatened to pull out of Bakhmut unless Russia sends more weapons

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      The Big Read
      Horses, art and private jets: the charmed life of Russian warlord’s family

      Western governments have struggled to impose costs on relatives of the Wagner founder, even though they have been heavily involved in his businesses

    • Monday, 3 April, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russian forces claim to have captured centre of Bakhmut

      Ukraine says it still retains control of other parts of the eastern city

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
      The rise and fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin

      Has the leader of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group overplayed his hand?

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russian warlord’s mother wins appeal against EU sanctions

      Violetta Prigozhina sets precedent for having restrictions overturned against family members

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      News in-depth
      Russian mercenary Prigozhin falls foul of Kremlin old guard

      Wagner Group’s influence wanes as Moscow’s military establishment reasserts control

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      Russian warlord passed UK money laundering checks with mother’s utility bill

      Law firm relied on gas invoice when scrutinising Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin as prospective client

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      News in-depthFT Investigations
      Wagner leader generated $250mn from sanctioned empire

      Yevgeny Prigozhin’s natural resources interests outside Russia barely hit by years of western sanctions

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Wagner Group
      Wagner Group leader stops recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine

      Yevgeny Prigozhin offered no explanation for declaring an end to the recruitment drive in Russia

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russia admits Putin pardoning convicts so they can join Wagner in Ukraine

      Kremlin says US ‘demonising’ paramilitary group, which is playing a key role in war against Kyiv

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      FT SeriesRussia in Africa
      Wagner Inc: a Russian warlord and his lawyers

      Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the mercenary operation, has used prominent legal firms around the world to try to keep western governments at bay

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      US accuses North Korea of arming Kremlin-linked Wagner Group

      Russian mercenaries in Ukraine led by Putin ally have received missiles from Pyongyang, says White House

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Burkina Faso
      Burkina Faso latest to ‘hire Russian mercenaries’, Ghana alleges

      Akufo-Addo tells Blinken that Wagner Group has ‘entered into an arrangement’ with Ouagadougou to fight jihadist revolt

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
      Media
      Prigozhin’s libel suit against Bellingcat founder thrown out of UK court

      Businessman known as ‘Putin’s chef’ has case against Eliot Higgins struck out for ‘failure to comply with orders’

    • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      EU hits Putin’s defence minister and chief of staff with sanctions over Ukraine

      Move comes as US clamps down on Nord Stream 2 and warns Russian forces are ‘as ready as they can be’

    • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
      Mali
      France and allies condemn deployment of Russia-linked mercenaries in Mali

      African nation’s government is battling Islamist militants who have killed thousands across the Sahel

    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      European Union
      EU to impose sanctions against Russian mercenary group Wagner

      Measures will include asset freezes and travel bans in response to activities in Syria, Ukraine and Africa

    • Friday, 4 September, 2020
      Fake news
      Russian troll farm makes US comeback

      Internet Research Agency said to be behind leftwing website was also active during 2016 election

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