Ukraine

Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday said Russia has faced “a challenge to its stability”, and must remain united behind President Vladimir Putin.

According to the Russian media, Wagner mercenary group chiefYevgeny Prigozhin is still being investigated by authorities despite Kremlin's promise to drop all charges against him after weekend mutiny.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin demanded Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu be removed when he launched his rebellion, but a video shows him very much still in post as he visits troops in Ukraine.

US has said the Wagner Group's short-lived rebellion shows the "cracks" in Vladimir Putin's power. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told US media that the mutiny was a "direct challenge to Putin's authority".

Wagner's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was exiled to Belarus on Saturday as part of a deal to put an end to his uprising against the Kremlin.

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s social media accounts have been unusually silent since Saturday. However, a Wagner-affiliated Telegram account has reposted an eerie poem titled 'Everything was decided. Almost', in an apparent message to Russia.

Wagner bossYevgeny Prigozhinagreed to turn back his forces to prevent bloodshed in the country on Saturday.

Wagner mercenaries vacated Russia's military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on Saturday after bossYevgeny Prigozhinagreed to turn back his forces to prevent bloodshed in the country.

Wagner mercenary leaderYevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday agreed to de-escalate the situation in Russia, the Belarusian president's office has said.

Commenting on Putin’s televised address, Prigozhin, in an audio note, said that the president “was deeply mistaken” in calling him a traitor. Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin denied Putin's allegation of betrayal and called his fighters 'patriots'.