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26 June 2023 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Address to citizens of Russia President of Russia 26 Jun 2023 -- "Today, I am addressing the citizens of Russia once again. Thank you for your restraint, cohesion and patriotism. This civic solidarity shows that any blackmail, any attempt to stage domestic turmoil is doomed to fail."
- Putin Excoriates Wagner Group Over Rebellion, Absolves Soldiers of Culpability VOA 26 Jun 2023 -- In a speech to the Russian nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin excoriated the organizers of the Wagner rebellion by calling them "traitors." The Russian leader said the organizers lied to their own people and "pushed them to death, under fire, to shoot their own," deflecting Wagner fighters' culpability for storming the southern city of Rostov, which they temporarily seized on their way toward Moscow.
- In Address To Nation, Putin Says Wagner Soldiers Who Took Part In Revolt Can Join The Army Or Go To Belarus RFE/RL 26 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin in an unscheduled address to the nation on June 26 reiterated his offer of amnesty to fighters who took part in the revolt over the weekend but not to its ringleader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a sign of the Kremlin leader's complete break with his former ally.
- Russia lifts counter-terrorist operation regime in Moscow People's Daily 26 Jun 2023 -- 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.
- Putin after mutiny: West, Ukraine wanted Russians to kill each other Press TV 26 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he ordered his country's forces to avoid bloodshed during Wagner group's armed mutiny over the weekend, adding that the West and Ukraine wanted Russians to "kill each other."
- Putin: Mutiny Organizers Wanted Russian Soldiers to Kill Each Other, Kiev Wanted the Same Sputnik 26 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has chastised the organizers of the recent aborted mutiny perpetrated by forces of the PMC Wagner Group, stating that these people betrayed not only their country and their people but also the men whom they duped into participating in this "crime."
- Counter-Terrorism Operation Regime Lifted in Russian Capital & Moscow Region Sputnik 26 Jun 2023 -- The counter-terrorism operation measures imposed on Saturday have been canceled in Moscow and the Moscow Region, Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) said on Monday.
- Russia endeavors to defuse Wagner rebellion People's Daily 26 Jun 2023 -- Russia appears to have stabilized the situation after the country's Wagner private military group was accused of attempting to launch an armed rebellion.
- Meeting with heads of security agencies President of Russia 26 Jun 2023 -- The President held a meeting with heads of security agencies.
- We didn't want to overthrow Putin's government, Wagner chief says Press TV 26 Jun 2023 -- The head of Russia's Wagner paramilitary group says its recent aborted mutiny was not an attempt to overthrow the government of President Vladimir Putin.
- With mutiny over, Russia's prime minister underscores 'rallying around' Putin Press TV 26 Jun 2023 -- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says the Russian nation should beef up support for President Vladimir Putin since the country has been facing "a challenge to its stability" in the wake of a fleeting armed mutiny by the paramilitary Wagner Group.
- Russian Defence Minister inspects Zapad Group of Forces forward control centre in the special military operation zone Russia MoD 26 Jun 2023 -- During a visit to the special military operation zone Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected a forward control centre of the Zapad Group of Forces in the special military operation zone.
- Shoigu Visits Battlegroup Zapad's Command Post Sputnik 26 Jun 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has inspected Battlegroup Zapad's frontline command post and has ordered commanders to continue reconnaissance to uncover and suppress enemy plans, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
- Russia defense chief visits front-line troops after Wagner mutiny, urges vigilance Press TV 26 Jun 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has visited front-line troops, appearing in public for the first time after the Wagner Group's armed mutiny against Moscow.
- The United States is playing nuclear Russian roulette - and they will finish the game RIA Novosti 26 Jun 2023 -- Sergei Karaganov took a very important and bold step: he opened a discussion on the topic of the use of nuclear weapons, which for a long time remained, in fact, a taboo. It must be borne in mind that neither he nor any other serious person is going to throw nuclear missiles. But this does not mean that the issue of nuclear weapons can be turned into a figure of silence. This is a question that really affects absolutely everyone.
- Dozens of militants killed as Syrian, Russian jets hit terror bases in Idlib Press TV 26 Jun 2023 -- Dozens of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Takfiri terrorists have been killed and many more wounded after Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out numerous retaliatory airstrikes on terrorist bases and arms depots in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib.
- Fyodor Lukyanov: Why Russia cannot 'sober up the West' by using a nuclear bomb RT 26 Jun 2023 -- "Public debate on the permissibility of using atomic bombs has been taboo since the United States dropped two on Japan. The consequences of those attacks are well known."
Foreign Policy
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with RT television, Moscow, June 26, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2023
- Lavrov Calls Western Media's Coverage of Events Around Prigozhin Wishful Thinking Sputnik 26 Jun 2023 -- Western media apparently indulged in "wishful thinking," covering the events around the situation with the aborted mutiny attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of private military company (PMC) Wagner, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
- Telephone conversation with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of Russia 26 Jun 2023
- As China Throws Support Behind Russia, Analysts See Deeper Fissures VOA 26 Jun 2023 -- China has thrown its support behind Russia after a brief mutiny posed the gravest challenge to the 23-year rule of President Vladimir Putin.
- China holds breath in reaction to Russia's rollercoaster weekend Radio Free Asia 26 Jun 2023 -- China's reactions to a weekend rebellion that President Vladimir Putin described as a threat to Russia's very existence were muted in the aftermath of a chaotic chain of events that have been put on hold by a negotiated truce.
- China supports and believes Russia in maintaining national stability Global Times 26 Jun 2023 -- Despite that the Kremlin quelled the Wagner revolt within a short period of time over the weekend, Western officials changed their initial low-profile stances and began badmouthing the authority of the Putin administration as some said the Wagner mutiny exposed the fragility of his government. Some Western media even used the incident to question China-Russia relations, which, some experts said, reflected consistent ill-intentioned motives and the hostile narratives of the West targeting Beijing since the Ukraine crisis.
- Chinese FM spokesperson makes remarks on Wagner Group incident People's Daily 26 Jun 2023 -- China supports Russia in maintaining national stability and achieving development and prosperity, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
- Raisi, Putin discuss Wagner insurrection, Caucasus issues IRNA 26 Jun 2023 -- Following a failed mutiny of the Wagner group in Russia, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have held a phone conversation, the Kremlin has said.
- Putin, Raisi discuss latest developments in Russia ISNA 26 Jun 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and expressed his "full support" following the aborted mutiny of a mercenary chief, the Kremlin said.
- Telephone conversation with President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi President of Russia 26 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi.
- Raeisi voices Iran's support for Russia's national sovereignty in phone call with Putin Press TV 26 Jun 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has expressed the Islamic Republic's support for Russia's national sovereignty following the aborted mutiny by the paramilitary Wagner group.
- Telephone conversation with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani President of Russia 26 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the initiative of the Qatari side.
- U.S. Studying Russian Revolt, Focused on Supporting Ukraine DoD News 26 Jun 2023 -- The U.S. remains laser-focused on supporting Ukraine's defense, sovereignty and territorial integrity, said President Joe Biden, today, at the White House.
- Biden Says US Had Nothing to Do With Prigozhin Mutiny Sputnik 26 Jun 2023 -- The United States was not involved in the situation involving Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of private military company (PMC) Wagner, US President Joe Biden said on Monday.
- West Says Failed Wagner Mutiny Reveals Putin's Weakness VOA 26 Jun 2023 -- Western leaders say that the failed mutiny by the Russian mercenary Wagner Group over the weekend reveals the weakness of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Edgars Rinkēvičs: The EU must be prepared for different scenarios relating to developments in Russia Latvia MFA 26 Jun 2023 -- On 26 June 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, took part in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Luxembourg.
- Yashin Warns Czech President That His Comments On Monitoring Russians Play Into Putin's Hands RFE/RL 26 Jun 2023 -- Jailed anti-Kremlin politician Ilya Yashin, addressing recent comments by Czech President Petr Pavel that Russians in the West should be monitored, said any such attempt would only play into President Vladimir Putin's hands.
- Wagner Group: Foreign Secretary's statement, 26 June 2023 UK FCDO 26 Jun 2023 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on the situation in Russia.
- Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis ahead of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council: "Events in Russia should not distract us. We should keep our focus on Ukraine" Lithuania MFA 26 Jun 2023
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