CIA head knew in advance of Prigozhin’s rebellion 04:05

CIA director William Burns said that American intelligence foresaw the revolt organized by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner PMC. He stressed that President Biden was succinct, “we knew it beforehand,” and declined to give further details. When Biden was asked a similar question before, he gave a vague answer with his characteristic demeanor, it was unclear whether he had any prior knowledge of events in Russia.

Burns, who previously served as the US ambassador to Moscow, described the Prigozhin rebellion as the most exciting event he has seen in Russia in 30 years.

On the evening of June 23, Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin said that Russian Defense Ministry forces allegedly attacked the rear camps of his private military company and his fighters were advancing towards Russia in a “march for justice”. at the Ministry of Defense accusations deniedThe Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.

On the morning of June 24, the forces of the PMC “Wagner” closed the administrative buildings in Rostov-on-Don, and President Vladimir Putin began to move towards Moscow. objected, where he described the actions of the head of the PMC as a “stab in the back” and warned Prigozhin and his subordinates of the consequences. Supported by the State Duma, the Federation Council and the heads of a number of regions, the Chechen “Akhmat” forces were sent to Rostov.

In the evening, the press service of the President of Belarus reported in the negotiations Alexander Lukashenko and Prigozhin, as a result of which the parties agreed on “an acceptable solution to the situation with a guarantee of security for the company’s fighters.” PMC head ‘Wagner’ accused of rioting declarationthat he had decided to reverse his columns and send them back to field camps.

Russian Medvedev, who previously introduced himself as a Wagner PMC fighter in Norway declarationHe wants to go to this house.