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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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