Putin is tightening his grip over what's left of the Wagner Group

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Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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What led to one of the most significant — but least surprising — deaths in Russia's war with Ukraine in 2023

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People lay carnations on a memorial as they pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 24.
People lay carnations on a memorial as they pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 24.

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Putin's oldest ally was the mastermind behind the assassination of Wagner warlord Prigozhin, report says

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Portrait of Yevgeny Prigozhin next to his supposed plane crash that he died in
Yevgeny Prigozhin and the plane crash he died in.

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The Wagner Group is back, and led by a new Prigozhin, Russian regional media says

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A man is seen in front of a flag of Wagner group mounted on top of an old tank exhibited at the Leninist Komsomol park in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 1, 2023.
A man is seen in front of a flag of Wagner group mounted on top of an old tank exhibited at the Leninist Komsomol park in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 1, 2023.

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Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin tried to overthrow Ukraine's neighbor Moldova before his death, the nation's president says

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People lay carnations to a memorial as they pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 24, 2023.

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Wagner fighters, some of the best in the Russian ranks, are back in Ukraine, but they're not as much of a threat without Prigozhin running the show, Kyiv says

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Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023.
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023.

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A sneaky move at a Kremlin meeting may show why Putin took his time in eliminating Prigozhin

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People hang out portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner's operations, as they pay tribute to them at the makeshift memorial in front of the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk, on August 24, 2023
Portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin at a makeshift memorial at the Wagner office in Novosibirsk on August 24.

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Former Wagner fighters are having to find new careers. One started a 'Wagner Taxi' company using the group's logo.

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A man wearing a camouflage uniform walks out of PMC Wagner Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on November 4, 2022.

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George W. Bush says it was 'shocking' to learn that Yevgeny Prigozhin once served him dinner in St. Petersburg: 'All I know is I survived'

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President George Bush and his wife Laura attended a dinner in 2006 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, where Bush met Prigozhin.
President George Bush and his wife Laura attended a dinner in 2006 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, where Bush met Prigozhin.

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18 months after Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia's sanctioned oligarchs are still rich and even less likely to stand up to him

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Vladamir Putin, Andrei Melnichenko, Roman Abramovich, Vladimir Potanin
Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Andrei Melnichenko, Roman Abramovich, Vladimir Potanin.

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