INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kremlin said Thursday that footage, which could not be verified, apparently showing President Vladimir Putin greeting adoring supporters
proved that he has "astounding" support after quelling an armed insurrection.Moscow has insisted that Putin's long rule has not been
observe strict isolation rules, with some of those restrictions still in place.Moscow late on Wednesday released footage of Putin walking up
to a cheering group of mostly women in Derbent, an ancient city in the Dagestan region of southern Russia."In Derbent, there was an
has not mentioned Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin by name since his mutiny, has insisted that Putin has not been weakened by the
rebellion."The data we have show the prevailing and dominating support of the president and the special military operation," Peskov said
Thursday using Moscow's official term for the conflict in Ukraine.Putin has insisted that the mutineers did not galvanize support during
halted, Putin allowed the fighters to go back to their homes, join the regular army or go into exile in Belarus.
