Since his abortive march on the Russian capital, Yevgeny Prigojine had disappeared from circulation. On June 29, the militia boss Wagner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The meeting lasted “almost three hours”, said spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Russian agencies, Monday, June 10. Kremlin spokesman. The latter reports that the Russian President gave his “appreciation” of the June 24 mutiny and listened to the commanders of the Wagner group who claimed that they supported the Russian president and would “keep fighting” for Russia. A total of 35 people attended the meeting. Follow our live.
Erdogan ready to support Sweden’s membership? Before authorizing Sweden’s entry into NATO, the Turkish president wants the European Union to reopen negotiations on Turkey’s membership. “First pave the way for Turkey to join the European Union, and then we will pave the way for Sweden”he said on the eve of a NATO summit in Vilnius.
A Russian strike in Orikhiv leaves four dead. The bombing targeted a humanitarian aid distribution center in this city in the center of the country. The regional governor described the strike as “war crime”. The victims are “women aged 43, 45 and 47, and a 47-year-old man”said Yuri Malashko on social networks.
About 14 km2 liberated by kyiv. One of the army spokesmen, Andriï Kovalyov, specified that 14 km2 had been liberated “in the Bakhmout sector”, in the east of the country. These figures bring to 193 km2 the total area taken over by Ukraine since the launch of its counter-offensive in early June.
Joe Biden on European tour. The US President arrived in London on Sunday evening. Monday he must meet Charles III at Windsor Castle and then meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Dowining Street. He is expected in Vilnius on Tuesday, before flying to Finland, a historically neutral country, which has just joined NATO.