Public opinion is curious about the meeting between President Putin and leader Wagner Prigozhin
(Baonghean.vn) - Many questions have made the public curious about the Wanger rebellion. One of them is whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner's "boss" Evgeny Prigozhin. And now, there is an answer to this question.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Putin met with the head of the Wagner Progozhin military group on June 29 - just five days after the uprising began. Thirty-five people were invited to the meeting, including unit commanders, and the meeting lasted three hours.
During the meeting, President Putin gave an assessment of Wagner’s actions on the Ukrainian battlefield and its mutiny, and listened to the commanders’ explanations of their actions. Wagner said they were loyal supporters and soldiers who carried out all the tasks set by the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin said the mutiny was not aimed at overthrowing the government, but only at “bringing justice” to the military commanders.
President Putin's meeting with Wanger is considered significant, and the Russian leader is in control of the situation in the country after the uprising. Konstantin Dolgov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy of Russia, commented: "This meeting is very significant. Mr. Putin is not only the president, but also the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. This emphasizes his absolute control over the situation in the country, that no attempt at rebellion will be tolerated. This is one of the main messages that President Putin wants to send to all citizens of the country."
Wagner has affirmed its readiness to serve Russia's interests and its devotion to the Supreme Commander. Analysts say this is a gesture of repentance from Wagner. "The meeting between President Putin and Wagner leader Prigozhin is bad news for the West, which believes that an armed uprising would lead to Russia's collapse. For Russian society, the meeting is good news, showing the strengthening of the spirit of unity," said political scientist Andrei Klintsevich, director of the Russian Center for the Study of Political and Military Conflicts.
The political scientist also believes that the issues and conflicts related to the supply of military equipment were raised at the meeting, as well as the parties discussed how to prevent similar situations from happening in the future.