Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Yevgeny Prigozhin less than a week after the Wagner boss launched a short-lived rebellion, the Kremlin said on Monday.
Why it matters: Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin, Prigozhin and other Wagner commanders met for three hours in Moscow on June 29 — the first known meeting between the Russian president and mercenary chief since the brief mutiny.
Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio-area Democrat, is launching a bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday, with the hope of challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024.
The big picture: Gutierrez gained attention during the last legislative session for his push for gun restrictions following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
President Biden said it'd be "premature" for Ukraine to begin the NATO membership process during a war, but he told Turkey's president Sunday he wants Sweden to join the alliance as soon as possible.
Driving the news: Biden told CNN in an interview broadcast Sunday ahead of attending this week's NATO summit in Lithuania that Russia's war on Ukraine must end before Kyiv can join the alliance.
