Vladimir Putin issued a short public statement about the Wagner Group coup attempt today. He said that any attempts to create internal chaos inside of Russia would fail and thanked the Russian people for their unity. He also said that the organizers of the coup would be held accountable but that the average Wagner soldier would be allowed to join the military, go home or move to Belarus.
Any attempt to blackmail us and spur internal chaos are doomed – Putin
Vladimir Putin addressed the nation in his first speech since the end of the Wagner insurrection over the weekend.
The president thanked the Russian people for their unity, patriotism and patience. pic.twitter.com/1E9UQ8NH1R
— RT (@RT_com) June 26, 2023
Meanwhile the Wagner Group Coup leader Prigozhin put out an audio statement saying that he never intended to overthrow the government. Prigozhin is presumably in Belarus now.
We went to demonstrate protest, not to overthrow the authorities in Moscow."
Yevgeny Prigozhin got in touch for the first time since June 24 and recorded an 11-minute voice message explaining the reasons for the military mutiny. pic.twitter.com/yQblJqiYFs
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99880) June 26, 2023
Joe Biden is claiming that they had nothing to do with any of these events.
Joe Biden's statements about Prigozhin's rebellion:
– The United States and the West as a whole were not involved in the attempted rebellion in the Russian Federation;
— The United States was prepared for a number of scenarios due to recent events in Russia;
– On June 26, new… pic.twitter.com/IZiAJdDtb0
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99880) June 26, 2023
Of course, Biden is literally a senile old puppet. He runs nothing, so it is very possible people inside the regime green lit this whole thing without his knowledge. This has been the subject of many theories none of which have been conclusively proven.
The whole thing has been a very weird series of events. We can only speculate as to the specifics but it is good that this didn’t spiral into something serious. Russian strength is key to the rising global resistance against the ZOG empire.
