Where Prigozhin was on June 29, according to Dmitry Peskov
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Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that the president met with Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin after the latter’s failed mutiny, following similar reports Friday from the French newspaper Liberation. Peskov confirmed Monday that Prigozhin and Wagner Group commanders met with the president but said it occurred on June 29. He said the meeting lasted nearly three hours and included 35 people. “Putin listened to the commanders’ explanations [for the events of June 24] and proposed future options for their employment and combat deployment,” Peskov said, according to state media. “The commanders gave their version of what occurred, emphasizing that they are committed supporters and soldiers of the head of state and the supreme commander, and expressing that they are ready to continue fighting for the motherland.” On June 29, Peskov played a very different tune, saying the Kremlin had no information on Prigozhin’s whereabouts.
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