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The coup launched by Wagner Group last month has led to debate over whether the group exposed vulnerability in Russia's bulwark.

On June 29, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders met for three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin, vowing loyalty to the government.

It is the first known meeting between the Russian president and mercenary chief since the brief rebellion.

Vladimir Putin previously branded the attempted Wagner uprising a ‘treasonous mutiny’

Russian president’s spokesperson says Yevgeny Prigozhin among 35 of group’s commanders invited to Moscow

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin pledged loyalty to the Russian government in a Kremlin meeting with President Vladimir Putin five days after the commander led a short-lived rebellion, a senior government spokesman said Monday, the latest twist in a baffling episode that has raised questions about the power and influence both…

Syrian authorities swiftly moved to isolate and control Wagner operatives after the mercenary group staged a rebellion.

The public broadcast of police raids on Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s home and office are an obvious attack on the mercenary’s cherished reputation as a straight-talking patriot fighting against corruption – and, experts say, a warning to anyone else who might challenge President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

Belarus adds to uncertainty surrounding the Russian mercenary force, which was expected to be exiled after its mutiny.