US intelligence has warned lawmakers in Congress of a concentration of Wagner private military company (PMC) forces near the Russian border, which could signal PMC chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans to challenge the country’s military leadership. This was reported by the TV channel. CNN with reference to sources.
According to CNN, US and other Western intelligence officials have seen signs that Prigozhin is preparing “for such a move.” In particular, US intelligence informed US Congressmen this week about the movements and stockpiles of PMC “Wagner” equipment near the Russian border.
According to a CNN source, it was difficult for US intelligence to understand how serious Prigozhin’s intentions were because “everything happened so quickly.”
It was previously known that the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. discussed Situation in Russia on the phone with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau.
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 with 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 briefed on 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.