Vladimir Putin met Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin five days after the mercenary chief led a rebellion in Russia, a Moscow official has said. Wagner Group commanders joined the three-hour meeting on June 29 in the aftermath of the June 24 uprising, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
In it Putin offered an “assessment” of Wagner’s actions on the battlefield in Ukraine and “of the events of June 24”. He also “listened to the explanations of the commanders and offered them options for further employment”, Peskov said.
He added: “They underlined that they are staunch supporters and soldiers of the head of state and the commander-in-chief, and also said that they are ready to continue to fight for their homeland.”
