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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin<\/a> at the Kremlin days after the commander led a short-lived rebellion, a senior government spokesman said Monday, the latest twist in a baffling episode that has raised questions about the power and influence held by both men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-hour meeting took place on June 29 and also involved commanders from Prigozhin\u2019s Wagner Group military contractor, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Putin gave an assessment of Wagner\u2019s actions on the battlefield in Ukraine \u2014 where the mercenaries have fought alongside Russian troops \u2014 and of the revolt itself. The Wagner forces pledged loyalty to Putin, according to Peskov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The confirmation that Putin met face-to-face with Prigozhin, who led troops on a march to Moscow<\/a> last month in order to demand a change of defense minister, was extraordinary. Though the Russian leader branded Prigozhin a traitor as the revolt unfolded and vowed harsh punishment, the criminal case against the mercenary chief was later dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His ultimate fate remains unclear, particularly since Monday\u2019s announcement shows much is being negotiated behind closed doors. On the day the meeting between Putin and Prigozhin took place, Peskov told reporters he didn\u2019t have any information on the mercenary leader\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday\u2019s announcement came as Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry published a video<\/a> featuring military chief Gen. Valery Gerasimov<\/a> \u2014 who was one of the targets of Prigozhin\u2019s rebellion. It was the first time Gerasimov has been seen since the revolt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The twin updates appeared to be another attempt by the Kremlin to show it\u2019s in control after a turbulent period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Tatiana Stanovaya, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, predicted that some observers would be stunned by the turn of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you look from the point of view of Russian elite, it\u2019s ridiculous,\u201d she told The Associated Press. \u201cIt\u2019s just so unbelievable and just so shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to the unusual nature of the meeting was that until very recently, Putin had denied any link between the state and Prigozhin\u2019s forces. Mercenaries are illegal in Russia, but Wagner troops have fought for Russian interests around the globe and played a vital role in the capture of Bakhmut<\/a> in the war\u2019s longest and bloodiest battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Ukrainian soldier prepares a Croatian RAK-SA-12 128mm multiple rocket launcher to fire towards the Russian positions on the frontline near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, July 10, 2023. (Roman Chop via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But throughout the war, Prigozhin has criticized decisions made by Russia\u2019s top military brass, leading to tensions with the Kremlin that culminated in the June 24 mutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rebellion severely weakened<\/a> Putin\u2019s authority, even though Prigozhin claimed that the uprising was not aimed at the president but at removing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gerasimov. It ended his mutiny after a deal was brokered for Prigozhin to go to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days after the revolt, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Prigozhin was in Belarus<\/a>. But last week the president said the mercenary chief was in Russia<\/a> while his troops remained in their camps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peskov said that during the June 29 meeting, Putin offered an \u201cassessment\u201d of Wagner\u2019s actions on the battlefield in Ukraine and \u201cof the events of June 24.\u201d The president also \u201clistened to the explanations of the commanders and offered them options for further employment and further use in combat,\u201d the Kremlin spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe commanders themselves presented their version of what happened. They underscored 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,\u201d Peskov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 35 people took part in the meeting, Peskov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A NATO summit<\/a> later this week in Lithuania is looking at how to crank up the pressure on Moscow after 16 months of war<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In southern Ukraine, a Russian airstrike on a school killed four adults as people gathered to receive humanitarian aid, the governor of Ukraine\u2019s Zaporizhzhia region<\/a> said Monday, branding the attack \u201ca war crime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three women and a man, all in their 40s, died in the strike Sunday in the town of Orikhiv, Gov. Yuriy Malashko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A guided aerial bomb caused an explosion at the school, Malashko said, without providing evidence. Eleven other people were wounded in the attack, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Russia fired on 10 settlements in the province over the course of a day, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moscow denies it targets civilian locations. Russia has been accused numerous times of doing so and committing other war crimes since its February 2022 invasion of neighboring Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigations<\/a> are also underway in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, located in The Hague, is helping with those probes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zaporizhzhia province is home to Europe\u2019s largest nuclear power plant<\/a>, which Russian forces seized early in the war, and is one of four regions of Ukraine that Putin illegally annexed last year. Retaking the province is one of the targets of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian aerial assaults continued across Ukraine between Sunday and Monday, according to a summary from the Ukrainian presidential office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Donetsk region in the east, the Russians used aircraft, missile systems and heavy artillery to shell residential areas of 6 cities and villages, injuring one person, the office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Russian army attacked residential areas of Kherson, the regional capital of a province of the same name. A 66-year-old woman was injured, the presidential office said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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