Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders in the Kremlin to discuss Wagner’s armed coup against senior military officials, the Russian president’s spokesman said.

According to the Reuters news agency, this meeting was first reported by the French newspaper ‘Liberation’‘ which said Prigozhin had met with Putin and National Guard chief Viktor Zolotov and SVR foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin.

According to Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the meeting took place on June 29, five days after Wagner’s coup.

Wagner’s coup is being seen as a major blow to Putin’s rule since 1999.

According to the spokesman of the Russian government, “President Putin invited 35 people, including Prigozhin and Wagner’s unit commanders, to this meeting and this meeting lasted for three hours.”

“All we can say is that the president gave his opinion about the actions of the company (Wagner) on the front during the special military operation in Ukraine and about the events of June 24 (the day of the uprising),” Peskov told reporters. also presented his position.

He said Putin listened to the commanders’ own explanations of what had happened and offered them more options for employment and combat.

The commanders explained their point of view regarding the events of June 24 and emphasized that they are supporters and soldiers of the head of state. They said that they are ready to fight for the country.

Earlier, Wagner Group founder Prigozhin said the coup was not to topple the government but to “bring to justice” the military and defense chiefs who made mistakes and unprofessional actions during the war with Ukraine. What?’