US says Wagner insurrection reveals ‘cracks’ in Putin’s regime- LIVE
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S Secretary of State Antony Blinken has mentioned the insurrection by the Wagner mercenaries has uncovered “real cracks” in Vladimir Putin’s authority.
He advised CBS News speak present Face the Nation that the rebellion by the personal military and its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was “a direct challenge to Putin’s authority”, saying it “raises profound questions, it shows real cracks”.
He has advised ABC’s This Week: ”If you set this in context 16 months in the past, Putin was on the doorstep of Kyiv in Ukraine, seeking to take town in a matter of days, erase the nation from the map.
“Now, he’s had to defend Moscow, Russia’s capital, against a mercenary of his own making”.
He mentioned he didn’t need to speculate on the “cracks emerging” would lead.
Military specialists have mentioned the Russian President’s regime has suffered ‘substantial damage’ on account of the insurrection.
The occasions showcased the “degradation” of Russia’s navy reserves, the erosion of Mr Putin’s monopoly on his safety providers and the dearth of expertise of these conscripts defending Russian borders, the Institute for the Study of War mentioned.
While Dr Patricia Lewis, director of the International Security programme on the Chatham House suppose tank, mentioned Mr Putin has been “weakened” by the occasions within the nation.
The head of the Russian navy firm Wagner is ready to maneuver to neighbouring Belarus as a part of a deal to finish his insurrection.
After Yevgeny Prigozhin called off his mutiny on Saturday, Wagner fighters have left he southern metropolis of Rostov-on-Don the place their mutiny started. Mr Prigozhin and his troops is not going to be prosecuted, the Kremlin says.
The announcement on Saturday night adopted a press release from the workplace of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko saying that he had negotiated a cope with Mr Prigozhin after beforehand discussing the problem with Mr Putin.
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China helps Russia in sustaining nationwide stability
China helps Russia in sustaining its nationwide stability, the Chinese overseas ministry mentioned in a press release following the insurrection towards Vladimir Putin by Wagner mercenaries.
Blinken says Russia turmoil may take months to play out
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned on Sunday that the turmoil attributable to the unprecedented problem to the authority of President Vladimir Putin by Wagner fighters is probably not over but and will take weeks or months to play out.
UK susceptible to ‘woefully underestimating’ Russia
The UK is susceptible to “woefully underestimating” Russia and its armed forces, the previous chief of the defence employees has warned.
Lord Richards advised Times Radio: “It seems to me that we have been at risk of woefully underestimating Russia and her armed forces, you know, despite the obvious chaos at the top levels of Russian defence, and the arguments between Wagner and the General Staff, and so on.
“The fact is, it doesn’t appear as if Ukraine has been able to exploit it to achieve what it wants to do and needs to do, which is … a big penetration of the Russian lines.
“And I suspect that whilst it might yet still happen, that we are in, despite the weakened state, arguably of (Vladimir) Putin, we’re in for a long haul here. And that actually is the worst of all worlds for the West.
“What we should have achieved or sought to achieve is a much more rapid and decisive victory, full blooded engagement last year, we failed to do this.”
Putin ‘confident’ on Ukraine invasion
Russian state tv on Sunday confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing confidence in plans for Ukraine in an interview that appeared to have been recorded earlier than Saturday’s aborted revolt by the Wagner group of mercenaries.
“We feel confident, and, of course, we are in a position to implement all the plans and tasks ahead of us,” Putin mentioned. “This also applies to the country’s defence, it applies to the special military operation, it applies to the economy as a whole and its individual areas.”
The feedback in an interview with Kremlin correspondent Pavel Zarubin have been broadcast by Rossiya state tv. Zarubin mentioned the interview was accomplished after a gathering with navy graduates, in an obvious reference to an occasion held on Wednesday.
The full interview was because of be broadcast in a while Sunday.
The quick report didn’t point out Saturday’s revolt, during which Wagner mercenaries took a southern metropolis earlier than heading towards Moscow. In a televised deal with earlier than the drama was defused and the group stopped their advance, Putin mentioned the insurrection put Russia’s very existence underneath risk.
In its day by day briefing on Sunday the Defence Ministry additionally didn’t point out something concerning the actions of Wagner and its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Asked within the interview how a lot time he dedicates to what Russia calls its particular navy operation, Putin mentioned: “Of course, this is paramount, every day starts and ends with this.”
Post-Vladimir Putin Russia ‘can be deeply harmful and unpredictable’
The UK should put together for a “deeply dangerous and unpredictable” post-Vladimir Putin Russia, a safety professional has warned after the Russian president’s authority was weakened by an tried insurrection.
Edward Lucas, a senior adviser on the Centre for European Policy Analysis, advised BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend: “We’ve made very little preparation in this country and done very little thinking about post-Putin Russia.
“There can be all kinds of dilemmas and difficulties we face and we have to begin pondering proper now about how we cope with them.
“And that’s everything from do we worry about Russia falling into the arms of China? Is there going to be disintegration? Will it go full on fascist? Will we have a long period of confusion and chaos? Will they use their nuclear weapons as a bargaining chip to try and get things?
“And these are all of the questions that we must be coping with and I’m simply not seeing it in most western capitals.
“We face perhaps a decade or more of dealing with a deeply dangerous and unpredictable Russia without even the sort of superficial certainty we have of having Putin in power.”
Ukraine adviser says Wagner insurrection ‘most ridiculous attempt at mutiny’
An adviser to the Ukrainian defence minister described the Wagner rebellion in Russia as “the most ridiculous attempt at mutiny” ever.
“This only makes Russia weaker and makes us stronger,” Yuriy Sak told BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend.
“What happened yesterday in Russia, it will probably go down in history as the most ridiculous attempt at mutiny that was ever attempted.
“It will have no bearing on our plans. We are on a mission to liberate our land and I just hope that our allies watching this ridiculous mutiny yesterday, they understand that the only way to end the war in Ukraine is to ensure that Ukraine defeats Russia militarily.
“There can be no hope for some kind of internal transformation in Russia. It’s only going to happen on the battlefield.”
Putin to take part in Russia security council meeting next week
President Vladimir Putin will take part in a meeting of Russia’s Security Council next week, state television reported on Sunday.
The report by Rossiya 1 television station’s Vesti current affairs programme did not say whether the meeting would take place on Friday as normal or be brought forward.
Wagner forces leave Lipetsk region
Wagner fighters have now left the Lipetsk region in central Russia, local officials say.
Wagner mercenaries stopped their march on the capital about 200km away from the city after the Belarusian president helped broker a deal to end their mutiny.
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Wagner rebellion turmoil an ‘internal matter’ for Russia
The aftermath of the Wagner insurrection in Russia is an “internal matter” which is not going to have an effect on the UK’s ongoing help for Ukraine, a Cabinet minister has mentioned.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen made the feedback because the fallout from the mercenary group’s march on Moscow continues.
Mr Glen advised Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that the UK is not going to be intervening in Russia’s inside affairs.
He added: “It is obviously a very unstable situation in Russia, but it is fundamentally an internal matter.
“And we’ve obviously urged, alongside our allies … that obviously civilian interests are considered.
“This isn’t a matter that we will be intervening in, but obviously we observe and monitor the situation on an ongoing basis very carefully.
“Nothing has changed with respect to the British Government’s position on supporting Ukraine.”