US: Prigozhin Rebellion Against Moscow Shows ‘Very Serious Cracks’ in Putin’s Rule
June 25, 2023 12:18 PM
Ken Bredemeier
The United States said Sunday that the brief rebellion of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin against Russia’s military leadership shows “very serious cracks” in the two-decade rule of President Vladimir Putin and “questions the very premise” of his 16-month war against Ukraine.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told ABC’s “This Week” show, that the war “has been a devastating strategic failure for Putin across virtually every front - economic, military, geopolitical standing.”
“We see cracks emerging,” Blinken said of Prigozhin’s protest targeting Putin. “Where they go - if anywhere - when they get there, very hard to say. I don't want to speculate on it. But I don't think we've seen the final act."
The top U.S. diplomat said the aftermath of Prigozhin’s Wagner Group advance Saturday on Moscow before an abrupt retreat well short of reaching the Russian capital is “still a moving picture,” with the outcome uncertain.
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