On 23rd June, Prigozhin announced a rebellion against the Putin government and started marching towards Moscow. On 23rd August, Prigozhin was reportedly among 10 passengers who died in a plane crash.
As per reports, China’s ambassador to South Africa Chen Xiaodong told while speaking to the media, "I am confident that as two nations, two countries, we will have direct talks, direct meetings. I cannot say there is tension between us, but as neighbouring countries we have many common interests at the same time we have some problems."
PM Narendra Modi reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy on the situation in Ukraine over a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Wagner chief Prigozhin accused Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu of flying to Rostov in southern Russia particularly to launch a missile strike against Wagner.
Jaishankar said that Russia is looking more towards Asia and for India, it means broadening of engagement between the two nations which was overly dependent on military, nuclear and supply space cooperation.
Darya Trepova, a woman allegedly linked to anti-war activist groups, was seen walking into the cafe and approaching Tatarsky with a gift box before the explosion.