Putin meets adoring crowd and criticises Western religious tolerance on Dagestan visit

Vladimir Putin made a rare public appearance in the remote southern region of Dagestan on Wednesday, greeting crowds just days after the attempted Wagner coup. Russian media published images of the Russian leader interacting with a cordoned-off crowd on a main street in the Caspian city of Derbent, clasping the hands of excited supporters, as he met with regional officials to discuss tourism in the region. The public appearance came days after footage circulated on social media of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of an aborted coup against the Kremlin, being cheered and applauded as he and his troops pulled out of Rostov-on-Don. #putin #dagestan #russia Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.