Biden calls mutiny a ‘struggle within the Russian system’ and says US and NATO played no part

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Monday that the United States and NATO played no part in the Wagner mercenary group’s short-lived insurrection in Russia, calling the uprising and the longer-term challenges it poses for President Vladimir Putin’s authority “a struggle within the Russian system.”

Biden and U.S. allies supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion emphasized their intent to be seen as staying out of the mercenaries’ stunning insurgency, the biggest threat to Putin in his two decades leading Russia. They are concerned that Putin could use accusations of Western involvement to rally Russians to his defense.

Biden and administration officials declined an immediate assessment of what the 22-hour uprising by the Wagner Group might mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine, for mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin or for Russia itself.

“We’re going to keep assessing the fallout of this weekend’s events and the implications from Russia and Ukraine,” Biden said. “But it’s still too early to reach a definitive conclusion about where this is going.”

 

 

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[Tug]

My guess is Putin won’t let that stop him from trying to blame the USA and nato best get your house in order viaduct the Ukrainians may come visit next!

[Bkk Brian]

3 minutes ago, Tug said:

My guess is Putin won’t let that stop him from trying to blame the USA and nato best get your house in order viaduct the Ukrainians may come visit next!

The US had intelligence on this beforehand but were were careful not to pass it on for that precise reason.

 

U.S. Suspected Prigozhin Was Preparing to Take Military Action Against Russia

U.S. spy agencies had indications days earlier that Mr. Prigozhin was planning something and worked to refine that material into a finished assessment, officials said.
The information shows that the United States was aware of impending events in Russia, similar to how intelligence agencies had warned in late 2021 that Vladimir V. Putin was planning to invade Ukraine.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/world/europe/us-intel-prigozhin-warning.html

https://archive.ph/w42v5