Vladimir Putin
Russia has cluster munitions, may retaliate if Ukraine uses them: Vladimir Putin
“Russia has a sufficient supply of various types of cluster munitions,” CNN quoted the President as saying during an interview with local Russian media. “If they are used against us, we reserve the right to mirror actions.” Putin's remarks came just days after Ukraine received a delivery of American-made cluster munitions from the US.
Wagner group simply does not exist: Vladimir Putin
The President made the remarks to Russian newspaper Kommersant, describing for the first time what was discussed at a Kremlin meeting attended by 35 Wagner commanders, including the group's boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, reports CNN. The meeting took place on June 29, just five days after Wagner fighters launched the short-lived mutiny on June 24.
Vladimir Putin held secret talks with Wagner warlord in Kremlin on July 1
The unannounced session took place on July 1, a week after the revolt by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenary army, according to French publication Liberation, which cited secret service sources, Daily Mail reported. Since the alleged meeting, Prigozhin appears to be remaining in Russia rather than forced into exile in neighbouring Belarus as seemed his fate earlier.
Russia will stand up against sanctions & provocations, says Vladimir Putin at SCO summit
Addressing the virtual SCO summit, Putin said Moscow planned to boost ties with the grouping and supported the transition to settlements in local currencies in foreign trade. He also warned that the potential for conflicts and the risk of a global economic crisis were on the rise.
Putin calls PM Modi 'great friend of Russia'
Addressing an economic forum in Moscow organised by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), the President said on Thursday: “Our friends in India and our big friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the ‘Make in India’ initiative several years ago. It has had a truly impressive effect on the Indian economy. It would do no harm to emulate what is working well, even if it was not us but our friends who created it,” RT News reported.
Wagner chief was warned his forces would be ‘crushed like a bug’: Belarus Prez
"Halfway you'll just be crushed like a bug,” Lukashenko recalls telling Prigozhin during a call on Saturday, CNN reported, citing Belarusian state media. Lukashenko said Prigozhin told him: "We want justice! They want to strangle us! We will go to Moscow!".“For a long time, I was trying to convince him.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin may have painted a target on his own back
But much remains uncertain, with experts warning the rare uprising isn’t likely to disappear so quickly without consequences down the line, CNN reported. Putin must now navigate the aftermath of the most serious challenge to his authority since he came to power in 2000.
Wagner boss will leave Russia, charges will be dropped: Kremlin
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed that Prigozhin, a Saint Petersburg tycoon who made his initial fortune in catering, “will go to Belarus” He added that Wagner’s fighters will not be persecuted, taking into account their efforts on the frontlines of the Ukraine conflict. Peskov explained that President Vladimir Putin’s team “have.
Speculation over Putin's whereabouts amid reports his plane left Moscow
According to data from the FlightRadar tracking website, the plane reached the Tver area about 110 miles from Moscow and where Putin has a residence before disappearing from the system, The Guardian reported. It has not been possible to confirm whether Putin was on the plane and his spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has told the Tass news agency the President is "working in the Kremlin".
'Putin at risk of losing his iron grip on power'
And it is staggering to behold the veneer of total control he has maintained all that time the ultimate selling point of his autocracy crumble overnight, CNN reported. The opening salvos of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's disobedience were at times assessed as a feint a bid by Putin to keep his generals on edge with a loyal henchman as their outspoken critic.
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