The US spoke with G7 leaders and the EU foreign policy chief about the situation in Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had spoken to G7 foreign ministers and EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell after fighters from Russia's private military group Wagner seized control in during the night, on the headquarters of the Russian army in Rostov-on-Don, in the south of Russia, reports Rador.

Putin is at risk of losing his iron grip on power. The next 24 hours are critical

The Russian president is facing the most serious threat to his hold on power in all the 23 years he’s run the nuclear state. And it is staggering to behold the veneer of total control he has maintained all that time – the ultimate selling point of his autocracy – crumble overnight, CNN reports.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadîrov promises support for the Kremlin

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadîrov condemned the actions of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday and pledged support for the Kremlin. Addressing the Wagner fighters, Ramzan Kadîrov said that the security of the state and the cohesion of Russian society at such a time are above all else.

EU closely watching Russia events, in touch with G7 partners: EU Chief

The European Union is closely monitoring the situation in Russia amid a rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group, EU chief Charles Michel said on Saturday, AFP reports.

NATO 'monitoring the situation' in Russia

NATO is "monitoring the situation" in Russia, a spokeswoman for the transatlantic military alliance said via email on Saturday, Reuters reports.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy on Wagner mutiny: 'Russia's weakness is obvious'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that "Russia's weakness is obvious" and that the longer Moscow keeps its troops and mercenaries in Ukraine, the more chaos it would invite back home, write the international press agencies.

Wagner chief says he and his men won’t turn themselves in

The head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin Saturday said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “deeply mistaken” in calling rebelling Wagner fighters “traitors” and ruled out surrender, Reuters reports.

Mihailo Podolyak: "Wagner group revolt is just the beginning"

Everything that is happening right now in Russia "is just the beginning". The presidential adviser of Ukraine wrote that, Mihailo Podolyak, on Twitter commenting on the armed revolt carried out by the leader of the Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin which, this morning, announced that it has taken control of the military sites in the city of Rostov on Don, Reuters reports.

West reacts to the escalation of the situation in the Russian Federation. Britain: The Russian state is facing its biggest challenge ever

The British Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the Russian state is facing its biggest security challenge in recent times, following what appears to be a movement of forces of the Wagner Group towards Moscow, reports Reuters, quoted by Rador.

Security of the Republic of Moldova, on the agenda of the Bucharest 9

The in-depth exchange of opinions regarding the priorities on the agenda of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, the strengthening of the Alliance's deterrence and defense role on the Eastern Flank, as well as the intensification of cooperation with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, will be the topics discussed, tomorrow, at the Bucharest 9 (B9), which will take place in Bratislava, informs the Romanian Presidential Administration.

Maia Sandu: The list of persons sanctioned by the EU for destabilizing actions in the Republic of Moldova is open

The list of people sanctioned by the European Union is open, and when additional evidence appears about the current actions of some people who participate in destabilizing actions or want to draw the Republic of Moldova into war, these people risk ending up on this list. The statement was made by President Maia Sandu on Monday, June 5, during a press conference.

ANRE: The new gas tariff will be established on Wednesday, June 7

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) announced that it will urgently examine Moldovagaz's request to adjust natural gas tariffs and will come, on Wednesday, June 7, with a decision.