Ukraine’s counteroffensive is going slower in some areas than Kyiv and its allies would like, partly because Russian forces had months to prepare defences that are in places three lines deep, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said, pledging support.
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Criminal charges against Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin will be dropped and he will go to Belarus under a deal brokered by Alexander Lukashenko, the Kremlin said, after Prigozhin ordered fighters marching on Moscow to turn back to avoid Russian bloodshed.
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Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have launched an armed rebellion on June 23 to force a change of leadership at Russia’s Defence Ministry, an effort unlikely to succeed, the Institute for the Study of War says, noting the Kremlin appears to oppose him.
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Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Russian troops were retreating in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions and said Russians were deceived about a Ukrainian plan to attack Russia with NATO, accusing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu of starting the war for glory.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged that progress in Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been slower than desired but said Kyiv would not be pressured to speed up, telling the BBC that some people believe it is a Hollywood movie and expect results immediately.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky met with US and Singaporean officials at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, highlighting Ukraine’s need for air defense and the upcoming Global Peace Summit. He emphasized international cooperation and warned of Russian attempts to disrupt the summit.
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The Caspian Sea is likely a primary route for Iranian-made attack drones, ammunition and other support Tehran provides to Russia for its war against Ukraine, CNN reports, with ships switching off transponders between Iranian ports and Astrakhan, beyond Western reach.
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