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Putin urges Wagner members Monday to sign contract with Russia's defense ministry, return home or go to Belarus.

The criminal case against Prigozhin has not been closed, Sputnik reported, citing a source in the Russian Prosecutor General's Office.

Wagner mercenary group halts advance on Moscow Saturday in a deal brokered by Belarusian president.

Wagner forces had reached the city of Lipetsk, some 450 kilometers south of Moscow.

08:25 2023-06-30
Kremlin lashes out at mutiny 'gossip'
By REN QI in Moscow

The Kremlin dismissed a US media report on Wednesday suggesting a top Russian general had known in advance about an aborted mutiny last week by the Wagner private military group, calling it "speculation and gossip".

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question regarding a New York Times report citing United States officials as saying that General Sergey Surovikin, deputy commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, had advance direct knowledge of the planned mutiny.

07:04 2023-06-29
Wagner chief in Belarus; NATO vows to protect allies
By REN QI in Moscow
Policemen stand guard in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, had arrived in Minsk, as NATO warned it was ready to defend against "Moscow or Minsk".

07:18 2023-06-28
Putin thanks Russians for solidarity
By REN QI in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with service members at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 27, 2023. [Photo/Agencies]
07:01 2023-06-27
Russia shows return to order after revolt
By REN QI in Moscow
People walk past the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, on Sunday, a day after a revolt by the Wagner private military group was peacefully resolved. AP

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appeared on state media inspecting Russian troops in Ukraine, making his first public appearance following an armed rebellion by the Wagner private military group.

17:43 2023-06-26
Russia lifts counter-terrorist operation regime in Moscow

MOSCOW - The legal regime of the counter-terrorist operation against the Wagner private military group has been canceled in Moscow and the Moscow region due to the normalization of the current situation, said the Russian government.

"Due to the absence of threats to life, health, property and other legally protected interests of people, the head of the counter-terrorist operation, the head of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the city of Moscow and the Moscow region decided to cancel the counter-terrorist operation legal regime in Moscow and the Moscow region from 09:00 a.m. local time (1200 GMT) on Monday," said Russia's National Anti-terrorism Committee in a statement.

09:40 2023-06-26
Wagner incident resolved, but it's an uneasy calm
Law enforcers are seen on duty on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on June 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

Editor's note: Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner group, arrived at a compromise thanks to mediation by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late on Saturday. Two experts talk to China Daily's Zhang Xi and Pan Yixuan about the impact of the incident.

06:54 2023-06-26
Ministry: China backs Russia's national stability
By Ren Qi in Moscow
Policemen stand guard in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

China expressed its support for Russia's efforts in maintaining its stability, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday, a day after a rebellion by a Russian mercenary force was resolved peacefully.

22:28 2023-06-25
Video: Exploring Moscow after Wagner incident

How is life in Moscow unfolding after the recent incident involving the Wagner group? Join Ren Qi, a China Daily reporter based in Russia, as he takes you to the city center near Red Square to provide you with the latest updates.

06:54 2023-06-25
Compromise reached between Moscow, Wagner
This photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. [Photo/Xinhua]

MOSCOW -- Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday,according to RIA Novosti news agency reports.

17:00 2023-06-24
Putin calls Wagner mutiny 'treason'
By REN QI IN MOSCOW
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023, in this still image taken from a video. Kremlin.ru/Handout via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a national address on Saturday that an "armed mutiny" by the Wagner militia group was treason, and that anyone who had taken up arms against the Russian military would be punished.

16:40 2023-06-24
Russia urges Wagner fighters to surrender
Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin speaks with Russia's Deputy Minister of Defense Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, at the headquarters of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in this screen grab from a video released on June 24, 2023. [Photo/Agencies]
15:31 2023-06-24
Putin orders neutralization of Wagner rebellion organizers
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023, in this still image taken from a video. Kremlin.ru/Handout via REUTERS
15:03 2023-06-24
Counter-terrorist operation regime introduced in Moscow
Law enforcers are seen on duty on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on June 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
11:34 2023-06-24
Russia accuses Wagner chief of plotting 'armed mutiny'
Yevgeny Prigozhin. [Photo/Agencies]

Russia's FSB security service has opened a criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia's Wagner private military group, for calling for armed mutiny, Russian media reported on Friday, citing the National Antiterrorism Committee.

09:32 2023-04-04
Russia blames Ukraine for blogger's death
A woman arranges flowers and flags at the improvised memorial for blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, (real name Maxim Fomin), who was killed in a cafe explosion a day before, in Moscow, Russia April 3, 2023. [Photo/Agencies]

Suspect detained for St. Petersburg blast while Kremlin accuses West of hypocrisy

09:43 2023-02-07
Ukraine replaces defense minister amid scandal
By REN QI in Moscow
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov holds a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 5, 2023. [Photo/Agencies]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party said on Sunday that it would move to replace its defense minister, as Russian forces close in on Bakhmut amid heavy fighting.

06:58 2023-01-12
Russia fights NATO in Ukraine: Putin's aide
By REN QI in Moscow
Residents remove debris and carry belongings out of a shop destroyed in recent shelling in the Donetsk region on Tuesday. ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/REUTERS

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest aides said on Tuesday that Moscow was now fighting the US-led NATO military alliance in Ukraine and that the West was trying to wipe Russia from the political map of the world.

11:09 2021-12-14
EU imposes sanctions on Russian private military entity
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Oct 5, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) Monday adopted sanctions against the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, amid its concerns of the alleged Russian military build-up along the eastern Ukraine borders.

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