Putin maintained that people wanted to be part of the Russian mainland by highlighting the victory of the Russian parties in the recently-held polls in annexed Ukrainian regions. These elections were denounced by the West.
The Russian Defense Ministry initially said one servicemember was killed but then issued a subsequent statement saying he was missing following the attack in the port city of Sevastopol.
Erdogan said that he managed to elicit a pledge from Russia for a supply of one million tonnes to Africa despite failing to convince him to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal.
Trump has been claiming for several weeks that he can resolve the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war in a short period of time if elected as US President.
"Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is illegal and unjust as it contravenes UN Security Council resolutions and various other international sanctions," said South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology, though an arms deal would violate international sanctions that Russia supported in the past.
North Korea may provide Russia will millions of artillery shells and rockets based on Soviet design that will give the latter a major boost in the war against Ukraine, suggest reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was supposed to address the much-awaited G20 Summit virtually, is reportedly planning to skip his speech.
The summit is likely to be attended by 29 heads of state as well as top officials of the European Union and invited guest countries and 14 heads of international organisations.
Moscow pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July, claiming that many promises pertaining to the removal of obstacles for Russian exports have not been honoured.
The deceased in Kyiv were two security guards aged 26 and 36 years, while three people sustained injuries from falling debris, according to the city's Military Administration.
Prigozhin was confirmed dead on Sunday after a molecular-genetic analysis of the ten bodies found in plane crash. The victims included Dmitry Utkin, the alleged co-founder of the mercenary group.
Russian state media and other local outlets, which have been covering the Ukraine war extensively since the first day, awarded a few seconds to the funeral event.
According to the governor, the authority has cancelled the flights in order to assess the condition of the runway, if damaged brutally.
The Prime Minister thanked Vladimir Putin for Russia's consistent support to all initiatives under India's presidency of the G20 and both leaders agreed to remain in touch.
Breaking his silence over Prigozhin's death, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was a "talented businessman but made serious mistakes" in a reference to the short-lived mutiny in June.
Although the Kremlin cites ongoing "war" as a reason for his absence, it was obvious his decision to skip the event was motivated by the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged atrocities against children and women in Kyiv.
According to the Kremlin, Putin's main emphasis now is the ongoing war against Ukraine which Moscow dubbed a "special military operation."
Putin sent his condolences to the ten deceased passengers of the plane and said that he came to know about the incident on Thursday morning.
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak are among many who have hinted Putin's role behind the crash that claimed the life of the Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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