Vladimir Putin had tea with mutiny leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the UK's spy chief said.
However, after striking a deal with Wagner leader Prigozhin to call off the mutiny, Putin's actions have been mysterious.
There are some things that even the chief of MI6 find a little difficult to try and interpret," Sir Richard said.
Asked whether he believes Prigozhin is still alive, Sir Richard said that "as far we can tell Prigozhin is floating around," reported Sky News.
Sir Richard, officially codenamed "C", compared the situation in Ukraine to the Prague Spring in 1968.
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