According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner mercenary head Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 29, five days after the group marched on Moscow in a brief uprising.
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin invited 35 people to the meeting, including unit commanders, and it lasted three hours. According to Peskov, the Wagner leaders told Putin that they were his warriors and would continue to fight for him.