Coverage dated June 23, 2023

Prigozhin Says Wagner Will Stop March on Moscow

Headline from Wall Street Journal

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner paramilitary group, said his forces will stop their march on Moscow and return to their camps to avoid bloodshed, as the Belarus president Aleksandr Lukashenko announced a deal to halt the armed confrontation threatening Russia. Lukashenko, who said he spe

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Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Russian mercenary chief says he ordered his forces to halt march on Moscow (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The head of the private Russian military company Wagner will move to neighboring Belarus as part of deal to defuse rebellion tensions and the criminal case against him will be closed, the Kremlin said Saturday.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Rebellious Wagner Group leader orders troops back to Ukraine after stunning march toward Moscow (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The head of the private Russian military company Wagner says he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Wagner chief says mercenaries will halt march on Moscow (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    The head of the private Russian military force Wagner said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood.

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Prigozhin Says Wagner Will Stop March on Moscow (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner paramilitary group, said his forces will stop their march on Moscow and return to their camps to avoid bloodshed, as the Belarus president Aleksandr Lukashenko announced a deal to halt the armed confrontation threatening Russia. Lukashenko, who said he spe

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Wagner chief says he ordered Russian mercenaries to halt march on Moscow, return to Ukraine (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Yevgeny Prigozhin's actions represented the most significant challenge to Putin's leadership in his more than two decades in power.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    Wagner chief aborts march on Moscow (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Wagner mercenaries have halted their march on Moscow and agreed to return to their bases in Ukraine, to avoid what the Wagner chief described as "inevitable bloodshed."

  7. Insider

    Prigozhin's Wagner mercenaries appear to be on the march towards Moscow (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to be taking his "march for justice" to Moscow in what experts say looks like a coup attempt.

  8. NPR

    Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Yevgeny Prigozhin posted a message on social media claiming Wagner troops have agreed to stand down and return to bases.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Wagner chief says he ordered his Russian mercenaries to halt march on Moscow (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A rebellious mercenary commander said Saturday he ordered his mercenaries to retreat to field camps in Ukraine.

  10. The Times of Israel

    Rebellious Wagner chief announces surprising halt of march on Moscow, return to bases (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Mercenaries were 200 kilometers from capital prior to deal negotiated by Belarusian autocrat Lukashenko

  11. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Russian mercenaries ordered to halt march on Moscow, Wagner chief says (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The head of the Wagner force said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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