After Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Wagner Group "did not exist" as a legal entity, US President Joe Biden joked about the possibility of the mercenary group's boss Yevgeny Prigozhin being poisoned, saying he would be careful of what he ate.
Peskov told reporters that Putin had invited 35 people to the meeting, including Prigozhin and Wagner unit commanders, and that the meeting had lasted three hours.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged for the first time that Russian aviators were casualties of the recent conflict sparked by an attempted mutiny.
Nepali Gurkhas are reportedly joining Russia s Wagner Group as contract soldiers, attracted by the prospect of Russian citizenship and better opportunities.