The mercenary Wagner Group started marching towards Moscow after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed the Kremlin had authorized an attack on his forces Friday.
Saturday warning all Western countries"against any hint of possible use of the domestic situation to achieve their Russophobic goals."
Prigozhin demanded that military command speak with him in Rostov-on-Don, or he will continue his"march for justice" towards Moscow. National Security Council Spokesperson Adam Hodge on Friday night said,"We are monitoring the situation and will be consulting with allies and partners on these developments."said,"Anyone who chooses the path of evil destroys themselves."
"The most important thing I’d say is for all parties to be responsible and to protect civilians, and that’s about as much as I can say at this moment," he added, saying that he is"in touch with our allies." China, which has grown increasingly close to Russia, and specifically Putin, since the start of the Ukraine invasion, has remained silent following Wagner’s march towards Moscow.
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has"discussed the situation with the foreign ministers of the G7" as the government's crisis team meets, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said of the situation.
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