Yevgeny Prigozhin

Future of paramilitary Wagner Group unclear after leader's death - explainer

Russian President Vladimir Putin is suspected of being behind the death of rebellious Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

By MOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
20/09/2023

Persons of the year: Yariv Levin and Shikma Bressler

One stormed the country’s judges, the other rushed to defend them, and both shaped a cursed year’s days of awe.

50 Influential Jews: Yevgeny Prigozhin - Postscript

Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin formed a restaurant empire and a troll farm to interfere in the 2016 US elections. But his actions as head of the Wagner Group cemented his legacy.

Ukraine's Zelensky says Putin killed mercenary boss Prigozhin

Zelensky made the comment in passing at a conference in Kyiv as he was asked a question about the Russian president.

By REUTERS
08/09/2023

Will Jews continue to flee Russia in large numbers?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a wave of Jewish emigration, and if current trends continue, over half of Russia’s Jews will be gone in seven years, with most of them moving to Israel

By NICOLE JANSEZIAN/THE MEDIA LINE
02/09/2023

Voices from the Arab press: Has Israel arrived at its most precarious point?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

By THE MEDIA LINE
01/09/2023

Late Russian mercenary Prigozhin spoke about his security in newly surfaced video

"For those who are discussing whether I'm alive or not, how I'm doing - right now it's the weekend, second half of August 2023, I'm in Africa," Prigozhin says in the short video.

By REUTERS
31/08/2023

Kremlin says Prigozhin plane crash may have been caused deliberately

In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry said that Russia's investigation took into account the possibility that the crash had been caused deliberately.

By REUTERS
30/08/2023

US: Russia's Kremlin could be behind death of Wagner's Prigozhin

"We all know that the Kremlin has a long history of killing opponents," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. "It's very clear what happened here."

By REUTERS
29/08/2023
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