Experts welcome new task force set up to stop rich and powerful from silencing journalists, but say it’s not enough
A lot rests on whether Putin’s brutal consolidation of power works out
Russia’s defence minister Sergey Shoigu is likely to emerge as a key figure in the military contractor’s future
There is some ambiguity around how, exactly, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed. But that is useful to Putin
Lukashenka’s role as an unlikely peace broker during Wagner’s failed rebellion has brought him both hope and danger
