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Biden Says U.S. ‘Had Nothing To Do With’ Mutiny In Russia
Politics

Biden Says U.S. ‘Had Nothing To Do With’ Mutiny In Russia

President Joe Biden said on Monday that the United States and its allies strongly communicated to the Kremlin that they were not involved in the short-lived mutiny in Russia this weekend by the Wagner mercenary group.On Saturday, the private military company’s far-right leader Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion focused on Russia’s military brass ― specifically Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ― accusing them of botching the war against Ukraine and attacking his fighters. The Kremlin has denied attacking Wagner fighters.Wagner mercenaries who were fighting in Ukraine on behalf of Russia left to seize a military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia. Prigozhin, once a protege of Russian President Vladimir Putin, then led his uprising largely unopposed for hundreds of ...
Wagner’s Aborted Mutiny Leaves No Winners in Russia
World

Wagner’s Aborted Mutiny Leaves No Winners in Russia

Listen to article(2 minutes)Shaken by the Wagner mutiny, Russia began addressing the damage of Saturday’s bout of violence as its citizens tried to understand how these events will affect President Vladimir Putin’s regime, which has shown itself so unexpectedly vulnerable.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8