Putin Meets With Revolt Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin & Wagner Group Commanders To Get Loyalty Pledge
Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group commanders held a meeting with Vladimir Putin for three hours after the Wagner Group rebellion in order to pledge their loyalty to the Russian government. At the June 29 meeting, Putin assessed Wagner’s strategies and actions on the war in Ukraine and the revolt. Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, publicly announced this meeting for the first time yesterday. “The commanders themselves presented their version of what happened,” he said. “They underscored that they are staunch supporters and soldiers of the head of state and the commander-in-chief, and...