Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wagner chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin's uprising attempt 'is an internal matter' for Russia but leaves Putin 'distracted.'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a luncheon for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023.
"These are early days for the counteroffensive. It's going to play out over weeks, maybe even over months," Blinken said."And to the extent that Russia is now distracted, that Putin has to worry about what's going on inside of Russia, as much as he has to worry about what he's trying to do, not successfully in Ukraine. I think that creates an additional advantage for the Ukrainians to take advantage of. But regardless, they are pressing forward. They have a clear plan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a June 23, 2023, ceremony marking the anniversary of German Nazi's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union in Moscow."These are decisions for the Russian people. And this entire chapter is an internal matter," Blinken responded."It obviously has profound repercussions outside of Russia, including potentially in Ukraine. But fundamentally, this is a Russian matter. It's not our business.
Todd claimed that Putin has notably"not blamed the West" after the Wagner mercenaries marched toward Moscow.
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