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Fox News guest Rebekah Koffler claimed during an interview with host Eric Shawn on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin worked with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to stage the recent armed coup as a “classic false flag.”Over the last 24 hours, chaos has upended the military and political establishment in Russia after Prigozhin marched his paramilitary group from Ukraine into Russia, taking over two cities and marching his men toward Moscow. In a sudden turn of events, however, Prigozhin reportedly called off the armed coup after negotiations with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.The rebellion represented the largest existential threat to...

Summary Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a TV address after Yevgeny Prigozhin's attempted mutiny on Saturday He says steps were taken to avoid major bloodshed during the rebellion, but it took time Wagner fighters can sign a contract with the Russian military or move to Belarus, Putin says Prigozhin agreed to leave Russia for Belarus after calling off his troops - his current whereabouts are unknown The head of the Wagner group recorded an 11-minute audio message after leading Saturday's mutiny In it he says his men headed to Moscow to "hold to account" those leaders he blamed for "mistakes"...

The leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced that the unit would cease to operate on July 1st, just two days after the rebellion against Russia. He explained that "the purpose of the march to Moscow was to demand accountability from those who made mistakes in the conduct of the operation...

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin broke his silence Monday to claim his attempted coup against Russia was nothing more than a protest as some top Kremlin officials plotted to nix his mercenary army. Prigozhin, who has reportedly accepted a deal to be exiled to Belarus to avoid criminal charges, defended his short-lived weekend march to Moscow as a necessity after 30 of his troops were allegedly killed by Russian fighters “We started our march because of an injustice,” Prigozhin said in the 11-minute audio recording. “We went to demonstrate our protest and not to overthrow power in the country.” As...

The Trump administration waded even deeper into the Libya conflict this week, backing UN calls for a cease-fire amid the many factions, and signaling again that the country's oil fields are off limits to those seeking to profit on the war. The US initiative is well timed, with signs of an escalation of fighting between the Libyan Government of National Accord, which is recognized by the UN and backed by Turkey, and the insurgent forces of former general Khalifa Hifter, who has the support of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and France. Libya's also become the world's most dangerous...