USA: We knew about Wagner’s preparation for armed action

According to The Washington Post story, US intelligence officials, who did not want their names revealed, claimed that in mid-June they collected information that Prigokhin was planning an armed action against the Russian Defense Ministry and that he passed information to the White House and institutions related to the “urgent” code.

One intelligence official, noting that they were not surprised by the Prigojin rebellion, shared the view that “there were enough signs to tell the US administration that something was planned, so I think the White House is ready for it.”

He said there were “great concerns” about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would remain in power and that any instability could cause problems for control of Russia’s nuclear arsenal. “There were a lot of questions along those lines.” she used the phrase.

THE MINISTRY AND THE WHITE HOME INFORMED THEM

Noting that instability that may arise from a potential “Russian civil war” is the “main fear,” the officials said the White House, as well as senior Pentagon, State Department and Congress officials, have been briefed on intelligence in the last two weeks.

The authorities assessed that one of the most important reasons for the Prigojin revolt was the order of the Russian Defense Ministry on June 10 that all groups of volunteers at war must sign contracts with the government.

Emphasizing that the Wagner group is not mentioned by name in the instructions of the Russian Defense Ministry, the officials said that the purpose of the Ministry is “the capture of Prigojin mercenaries, which turned out to be necessary for Russia’s military action in Ukraine.” and helped achieve some of the notable tactical victories.”

US intelligence officials noted that they believed Putin had been informed that “Prigokhin was planning something,” with one of the officials saying, “Although it is not clear when Putin was informed of the uprising, it was definitely more than of 24 hours”. he used the phrase.
Noting that it is unclear why Putin did not act to block Prigokhin’s march to Moscow to assume military command, the officials noted that they “believe that Putin’s inaction reflects a lack of high-level coordination and internal rivalries in the Russian government. “.

SHOULD INVADE THE ROSTOV REGION

Yevgeny Prigojin, the founder of the private security company Wagner, accused the Russian military of carrying out an attack against Wagner and threatened to respond, Wagner’s fighters left Ukraine and entered the Rostov border region.

Faced with this situation, the Federal Security Service (FSB) opened a criminal case on the charge of “armed riots”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described Wagner’s revolt as “treason”.

Prigokhin announced that they would go to Moscow, and the Kremlin administration had increased security measures in many parts of the country.

It was reported that Yevgeny Prigojin accepted the proposal of the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, to reduce tensions in Russia.

Prigokhin announced that they understood the responsibility for the shedding of Russian blood on one of the parties and that they would turn back their convoys and return to the camps according to plan.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov stated that the criminal case against Prigokhin will be closed and used the phrase “Prigokhin will go to Belarus”. (AA)