Prologue Journal – Page 36054 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Iran’s annual inflation down 0.6% to 48.5% in June

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s statistics agency figures show inflation dropped slightly to 48.5% in June. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/24/705868/Iran-inflation-rate-drop-June-SCI-figures

Iran’s FM says confident Russia will get through Wagner mutiny

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian was speaking on the phone with his Russian counterpart. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/24/705869/Iran-Russia-Amir-Abdollahian-Lavrov-Moscow-Wagner-mutiny-foreign-interference-

Ukraine’s Zelensky: There is chaos in Russia, bring your troops home

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747558

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s warlord and Wagner Group founder marching to Moscow?

Fox News Yevgeny Prigozhin, self-proclaimed founder and leader of the mercenary Wagner Group, has marched his troops towards Moscow after claiming the Kremlin authorized an attack on his forces – an historic decision for a man who came from such humble beginnings. Wagner Group’s origins remained obscured for some time after its founding in 2014…

Map: Tracking Wagner Military Convoys on Route to Moscow

New York Times Fighting has broken out in at least two places along the convoys’ route. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/world/europe/wagner-moscow-russia-map.html

Ukrainian Foreign Minister discusses armed rebellion in Russia with Blinken

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have held a telephone conversation during which they discussed the current events in Russia. Source: Kuleba on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “In our call, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and I exchanged our assessments of events unfolding in…

Sons of Titan sub crewmember Hamish Harding remember adventurer as ‘loving father’

Fox News The sons of late British businessman and adventurer Hamish Harding remembered their father as a “loving” man with a “larger-than-life presence.” Harding, the billionaire founder of Action Aviation, a UAE-based international aircraft brokerage company, was one of five crewmen who perished aboard OceanGate Expedition’s Titan submersible on an ill-fated voyage to see the…

Protests against judicial reform enter 25th straight week across Israel

Jerusalem Post The “Kaplan Force” will be launched on Saturday night at the main demonstration on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-747554

Russian security forces raid houses of Wagner mercenaries to prevent them from joining Prigozhin

Pravda Ukraine Russian security forces have begun to conduct massive raids on the residences of current and former mercenaries of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) and are threatening them with being held accountable for joining Yevgeny Prigozhin’s militants heading for Moscow. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/24/7408396/

We’re turning our convoys around and going back – Wagner Group leader

Pravda Ukraine Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, has said that his mercenaries are turning their convoys around and going in the opposite direction to set up field camps. Source: Prigozhin’s video address Quote from Prigozhin: “They wanted to dismantle the Wagner Group. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/24/7408397/