All through the winter as the war in Ukraine dragged on, optimists in the White House and most of the legacy media continued to assure us that things were looking up for Ukraine. Once the spring thaw.
Wagner group's Yevgeny Prigozhin was seen greeting his fighters in Belarus in his first public appearance since his mercenary group's failed mutiny against Russia.
President Vladimir Putin said he "did not doubt" the support of Russian citizens during the short-lived Wagner mutiny, according to a Kremlin readout. But as the dust settles, Russian military leaders face questions. Follow here for live updates.