US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken did not comment on the information on whether US representatives had contacted the Russian military on ensuring nuclear security against the background of the situation around the Wagner PMC. Reported by NBC channel, reports TASS.
“I will not go into the details of diplomatic communication with Russia. But of course we are always monitoring the situation in case of instability in the big states, especially those with nuclear weapons,” he said.
Earlier, Blinken said that this is the situation that occurred around PMC Wagner in Russia the previous day. is is Internal affairs of the Russian Federation.
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.