Russia seeks calm after aborted mutiny

While the West sees cracks in Putin's power.

View in Browser Sign up for Reuters newsletters Daily Briefing Russia seeks to restore calm after an aborted mutiny this weekend, the world's central bank umbrella body calls for more interest rate hikes, and Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be sworn in as prime minister.   Plus, a shot put and hammer throw champion runs a hurdles race to save her team.   By Kate Turton Today's Top News People stand near the closed Red Square in Moscow, Russia, June 25, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina WHAT HAPPENED IN RUSSIA? Russia sought to restore calm after an aborted mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries over the weekend, while Western allies assessed how President Vladimir Putin might reassert authority and what it could mean for the war in Ukraine.  Wagner commander Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to Belarus under the deal mediated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Here's everything you need to know about the Russian mercenary chief. 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