The White House is seen on June 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden go back to the White House today after investing the weekend at Camp David.
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WASHINGTON–President Joe Biden stated Monday that the United States was not associated with the aborted weekend disobedience in Russia led by the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group.
“We made clear we are not involved, we had nothing to do with it, this was part of a struggle within the Russian system,” Biden stated from the White House.
Biden stated he kept an eye on advancements as they unfolded with his security group and talked with close allies overZoom They concurred not to enable Russian President Vladimir Putin to blame the scenario on the West or NATO, he included.
“It’s still too early to reach a definitive conclusion about where this is going. The ultimate outcome of all this remains to be seen,” Biden stated. “But no matter what comes next, I will keep making sure that our allies and our partners are closely aligned in how we are reading and responding to situations.”
Biden stated he likewise spoke at length with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to guarantee him the United States would keep supporting Ukraine’s defense as Russia continues its attack on his nation.
Biden stated he was assembling a call with presidents after he completed his remarks to guarantee they are “on the same page.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, took control of the tactical city of Rostov- on-Don on Saturday and advanced an army within 200 kilometers (124 miles) ofMoscow The disobedience lasted less than 24 hours, however marked a considerable obstacle to Putin’s control of the country.
The revolt ended after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered an offer in between Prigozhin and the Kremlin.
Prigozhin, whose personal army has actually supplemented Russian soldiers throughout Putin’s attack on Ukraine, had actually slammed Russian military leaders throughout the project.
The mercenary chief on Monday rejected he prepared to topple Putin, according to an NBC News translation.
Prigozhin in an audio address stated he acted to avoid the “destruction” of the military group after an attack on a Wagner camp.
The revolt followed more than 15 months of war in Ukraine, where Wagner has actually remained in the thick of a few of the fiercest battling.
White House nationwide security spokesperson John Kirby informed press reporters Monday that “we’re focused on what’s going on in Ukraine.” He called the disobedience “an internal Russian matter.”
Kirby likewise stated it was “too soon to know what impacts this will have on Ukraine, on Russia and the rest of Europe.”
