Podolyak unloaded with a furious response on Twitter.... What is there to talk about and with whom?... “ If Moscow wants to negotiate, the path is clear.” He then laid out four key steps the Kremlin must take....

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt as “ traitors ” who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies.... They rolled seemingly unopposed for hundreds of miles toward Moscow before turning around after less than 24 hours on Saturday. The Kremlin said it had made a deal for Prigozhin tomove to Belarusand receive amnesty, along with his soldiers.... Russian media reported that several military helicopters and a communications plane wer