 Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former hot dog seller turned Wager group leader, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin only days after his brief mutiny. The Kremlin claimed today that Putin met with Prigozhin and his commanders on June 29 – five days after Wagner troops marched towards Moscow. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former hot dog seller turned Wager group leader, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin days after his brief mutiny, the Kremlin has claimed.
Putin is said to have met with Prigozhin and his commanders on June 29 – five days after Wagner troops marched towards Moscow.
The meeting, which saw 35 people invited including unit commanders, lasted three hours, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
During a separate meeting today with defence officials, Putin said that Wagner, a private paramilitary group, is fully funded by the state.