Biden: Were not involved in Wagner uprising
According to US President Joe Biden, the US and its allies were not involved in the brief uprising by Russian mercenaries against the Kremlin. “We made it clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it,” says Biden in his first comments after the mercenary uprising at the weekend. The situation in Russia is part of a struggle within the Russian system. The USA wanted to continue supporting Ukraine regardless of developments in Russia.
For Biden, the consequences of the uprising are still open. “We will continue to assess the impact of this weekend’s events and the implications for Russia and Ukraine,” Biden said at the White House on Monday. But it’s still too early to draw any definitive conclusions about the consequences of the uprising, Biden said. “The ultimate outcome of all this remains to be seen.” He instructed his national security team over the weekend to update him hourly and prepare for a range of scenarios.