In a veiled attack on the United States and other Western countries, the Kremlin has said that the Russian economy has adapted well to the Western sanctions and Moscow doesn't fear more such action, Al Jazeera reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that the plane crash that killed the head of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, happened as hand grenades exploded inside the aircraft, reported Al Jazeera.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with and former Wagner commander Andrey Troshev, who is now already working with the Defence Ministry, CNN reported on Friday citing a statement by Kremlin.
The issue had caused diplomatic tensions between the two nations, which have historically stood as strong allies against Russia since the invasion of Kyiv by Moscow last year.
At least one Ukrainian missile has struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, setting it ablaze, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
The Kremlin said that it is too early to comment on the death of Wagner Private Military Company chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash as investigations are still going on, CNN reported on Friday.
"The circumstances are different now. In this case, there is a completely different situation involving this airplane crash. Since there are no conclusions from the investigators yet, I cannot word it with precision, but it is obvious that there are different lines of inquiry, with - you
The assertions that the Wagner mercenary chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin at the direction of the Russian government is an "absolute lie," the Kremlin has said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning a trip to the G20 Summit in India, Kremlin's official spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in a comment to the Russian media.