By Suzanne Kelly CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — The news was perhaps as unsurprising as it was shocking: Russian officials say that a plane that crashed northwest of Moscow on Wednesday had on board Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. Of the reported seven passengers and three crew members, there were no […]
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By David Ariosto Exclusive Subscriber+Member Interview — In a flurry of negotiations on the eve of the NATO summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed himself as the “deal-maker” that he is, said former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Cipher Brief Expert James Jeffrey. “This guy does deals,” he said of Erdogan’s decision to no […]
By David Ariosto CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING & EXPERT ANALYSIS – Just a week after Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched the final mission of his mercenary career in the form of a revolt against Russia’s leadership, President Vladimir Putin is moving swiftly to identify and punish those who may have helped while western experts assess the […]