WASHINGTON Jun 26 US President Joe Biden said that The United States has nothing to do with the attempted rebellion by PMC Wagner in Russia.
«I have instructed my national security team to closely monitor and report to me hourly on what is happening. I instructed them to prepare for various scenarios,» Biden said in his first official statement about the attempted insurgency by the Wagner group led by Evgeny Prigogine.
According to him, in the light of these events, he also phoned the leaders of the allied countries to develop common approaches to assessing what is happening. «It is extremely important that a coordinated response follows from our side regarding what we expect,» the head of state explained.
Biden stressed that the United States and its allies are not involved in the latest events in Russia, and the attempted rebellion is «a struggle within the Russian system.» At the same time, he added that it is too early to judge what exactly Prigozhin's rebellion will result in, and assured that Washington will continue to monitor the development of the situation in the Russian Federation.
On the night of Saturday in Rostov-on-Don the forces of PMC «Wagner» seized the headquarters of the Southern Military District. This happened against the backdrop of statements by Yevgeny Prigozhin about allegedly inflicted by the Russian Armed Forces missile and bomb attacks on the camps of PMC «Wagner» — this was denied by both the Ministry of Defense and the FSB. A criminal case was opened against Prigozhin for organizing an armed rebellion. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actions of the rebels a criminal adventure, a stab in the back of Russia and a betrayal, which led to exorbitant ambitions and personal interests.
Later, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, in agreement with Putin, held talks with Prigozhin, after which Lukashenko's press service reported that the head of the PMC accepted his proposal to stop the Wagner movement in Russia and take further steps to de-escalate. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Prigozhin would leave for Belarus, and the criminal case would be dropped. The Kremlin said that the word of the President of Russia is a guarantee of this.