by portal axisUS Secretary of State Anthony Blinken issued an emergency telegram barring State Department officials from commenting on events involving Wagner, a private military company. Sources say Blinken forbids all employees to discuss the uprising and situation in Russia. If diplomats are asked this question by representatives of foreign governments, they should simply reply, “The US is watching the situation.” The Secretary of State and his close staff are monitoring the implementation of this order.
A State Department official who received the telegram said many recipients perceived the telegram as if Washington wanted no diplomat to say anything to suggest that the United States was involved in events in Russia. Another source noted that Blinken and other officials wanted to wait for a more comprehensive picture of developments before commenting.
According to Axios, news of an insurgency in Russia is of great concern to the US administration, and the existence of such a letter illustrates the importance for the White House and State Department to monitor both public and private statements. US President Joe Biden noted that he received hourly reports on the situation with Wagner PMC.
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.