Politics24.08.2023 - 13:21

Biden adviser Sullivan contacted Ushakov in June after Prigozhin's mutiny

It should be noted that the conversation between Jake Sullivan and Yuri Ushakov was intended to emphasize that the U.S. had nothing to do with the mutiny and sought to avoid its consequences.

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According to the Wall Street Journal newspaper, citing sources, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. president's national security adviser, held a telephone conversation with Russian presidential aide for international affairs Yuri Ushakov in June after the failed mutiny of the head of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin. According to the publication, the conversation between Sullivan and Ushakov took place immediately after the incident in order to distance the United States from the incident and prevent possible escalation.

On the night of June 24, the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don was seized by the forces of PMC Wagner after Prigozhin's statements about missile attacks by the Russian Armed Forces against Wagner camps, which were denied by the Russian Defense Ministry and the FSB. Prigozhin was accused of organizing an armed mutiny, and Russian President Vladimir Putin called his actions a criminal adventure and treason.

Later, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held talks with Prigozhin and reached an agreement to halt Wagner's movements in Russia and further steps toward de-escalation. According to Lukashenko's press service, Prigozhin will leave for Belarus and his criminal case will be dropped. However, Lukashenko later said that the founder of Wagner is already in St. Petersburg.

It should be noted that the conversation between Jake Sullivan and Yuri Ushakov was intended to emphasize that the U.S. had nothing to do with the rebellion and sought to avoid its consequences.

Meanwhile, services with the headquarters of PMC "Wagner" will be terminated, and they will be dissolved. The reason for this decision was the unsuccessful actions of their head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his participation in an attempt to provoke the regime of the Belarusian president.

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