Irish Examiner View: Wagner Group's activities give an idea of what Ukraine is facing

There was plenty of speculation after the Lukashenko settlement that the Russian president might eventually seek revenge on Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Head of Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin makes a video statement from an unknown location in the days before his death in a plane crash. Picture: Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File

US president Joe Biden’s comment on the events of recent days in Russia probably summarise most people’s views on developments there.

When asked about the reported death in a plane crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of mercenary army the Wagner Group, Biden mentioned the Russian president by name, saying: “Little happens in Russia without the knowledge of Vladimir Putin.”