Wagner’s So-Called Exit from Mali Masks Kremlin’s Growing Military Presence Under New Branding
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Wagner’s So-Called Exit from Mali Masks Kremlin’s Growing Military Presence Under New Branding

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Just days after the Kremlin claimed that Wagner Group had completed its withdrawal from Mali, hard evidence on the ground suggests otherwise. Under a fresh name and deeper Kremlin control, Russia is not pulling back — it is entrenching. “Wagner Is Gone”—But Is It? On June 6, 2025, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the official end of Wagner’s mission in Mali, claiming the mercenaries were leaving the country after 3.5 years.

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U.S. Preventing the Lowering of Russian Oil Price Cap, Shielding Kremlin Revenue Amid War
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U.S. Preventing the Lowering of Russian Oil Price Cap, Shielding Kremlin Revenue Amid War

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As Ukraine’s Western allies tighten the economic noose around Moscow, the United States has moved to block efforts by European G7 partners to lower the $60 per barrel cap on Russian oil exports—effectively preserving a key revenue stream for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.

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Iranian General Who Empowered Russia’s Drone Programs Killed in Israeli Strike
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Iranian General Who Empowered Russia’s Drone Programs Killed in Israeli Strike

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Israel’s high-stakes airstrike on June 13 eliminated Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of Iran’s IRGC Aerospace Force and a key facilitator of the Shahed drone transfers to Russia—drones that have battered Ukrainian cities since 2022. Hajizadeh, sanctioned by the EU and U.S. in 2022, oversaw the export of hundreds of Iranian-made Shahed loitering munitions—dubbed “Geran‑2” in Russian service—used extensively in attacks on Kyiv, Kharkiv, and other urban centers.

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Four Dead and Over 30 Injured as Ukrainian Bus Crashes in France
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Four Dead and Over 30 Injured as Ukrainian Bus Crashes in France

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A devastating accident struck the A81 motorway near Le Mans, France, when a bus carrying Ukrainian citizens and their children crashed, killing four people and injuring more than 30 others. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed that among the injured, 11 are in critical condition and all are receiving hospital treatment. French authorities continue investigations to determine the exact cause of the accident.

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Israel Strikes Iran as Russia’s Web of Alliances Continues to Unravel
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Israel Strikes Iran as Russia’s Web of Alliances Continues to Unravel

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Israel’s wide-ranging military strikes against Iran on June 13 are sending shockwaves well beyond the Middle East. For Moscow, the assault underscores a far more troubling trend: the gradual unraveling of Russia’s geopolitical partnerships. In the span of just seven months, Russia has experienced a series of significant diplomatic defeats. Its long-standing ally Bashar al-Assad lost control of Syria in late 2024.

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Russia Continues Efforts to Recruit Children as Suicide Bombers: SBU Foils Plot in Ivano-Frankivsk
Ukraine News, War

Russia Continues Efforts to Recruit Children as Suicide Bombers: SBU Foils Plot in Ivano-Frankivsk

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Russia’s use of terror tactics against Ukrainian civilians has reached another disturbing low. On June 12, Ukrainian counterintelligence and police thwarted an FSB-orchestrated attempt to use a 15-year-old Ukrainian girl to carry out a bombing in a crowded public park in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk. According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Russian handler approached the girl online, offering her money to assemble an improvised explosive device using basic materials.

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Russians Operating Torture Sites in Mali, Investigation Finds
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Russians Operating Torture Sites in Mali, Investigation Finds

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A global investigative project has uncovered a network of secret detention centers in Mali where civilians were tortured, abused, and, in some cases, disappeared—allegedly under the supervision of Russia’s Wagner Group and local Malian forces. The investigation, coordinated by Forbidden Stories and involving outlets including Le Monde, France 24, and Der Spiegel, identifies at least six clandestine sites across central and northern Mali used for extrajudicial detentions between 2022 and 2024.

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Another in Orban’s Circle Found to Be Working with Russia’s GRU
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Another in Orban’s Circle Found to Be Working with Russia’s GRU

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Hungarian national security services have reportedly identified Georg Spöttle, a prominent government-aligned pundit and frequent media commentator, as a former agent of Russia’s GRU military intelligence. According to sources familiar with the investigation, Spöttle maintained contact with Colonel Oleg Smirnov, a former Russian military attaché in Budapest, who has now been identified as his handler.

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