“Attention! Those who are planning a coup d’etat in Russia will need to book a post-coup meeting in the Kremlin in advance,” tweeted Ukraine’s defense ministry.
Ukraine’s defense ministry has mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Kremlin confirmed he had met with Yevgeny Prigozhin five days after the Wagner Group leader staged a mutiny.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Putin held talks with Prigozhin and three dozen of his commanders in the Kremlin on June 29.
It has added mystery to the chain of events that started with Prigozhin denouncing Russia’s military establishment on June 23. The following day Wagner forces seized military sites in Rostov-on-Don and advanced on Moscow before backing down after a reported deal.
The Kremlin had initially said that it did not know of Prigozhin’s whereabouts, until Peskov’s statement that said that the mercenary boss and his commanders professed their loyalty to Putin and his war effort.
