Turkey risks a historic runoff election if Erdogan fails to win outright.

May 15, 2023



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Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied a report that he proposed sharing Russian intelligence with Kyiv in exchange for ceded territory around the besieged city of Bakhmut. The Washington Post article was based on a trove of highly classified US intelligence documents leaked on social media in April, which revealed the degree to which the US has penetrated Wagner and the Russian Ministry of Defense. Prigozhin made the offer to Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate, known as HUR, in January, but the head of the Russian paramilitary group speculated the story could have been planted by his enemies. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday that he could not comment on the Washington Post report, other than to say, “It looks like another hoax.” Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, declined to comment when he was asked about the Post report on Ukrainian television on Monday, saying: “Who would benefit from discussing such initiatives now?” CNN reached out to Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate for comment, but it had nothing to Prigozhin's audio message on Monday was the latest outburst from the Wagner head, who has launched a storm of criticism against the Kremlin in recent weeks.

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