US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymir Zelensky spoke by phone today about Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed uprising against Russian military leadership.
In a brief statement, the White House said the two leaders discussed “recent events in Russia” and also expressed the United States’ “unwavering support” for Ukraine.
In addition, according to the note, the heads of state spoke about “the ongoing counteroffensive in Ukraine,” and President Biden reaffirmed the unwavering support of the US “in the areas of security, economic and humanitarian aid.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media that he discussed the situation in Russia with Biden and reported on a “positive and inspiring conversation” with the US president.
“The world must put pressure on Russia until the international order is restored,” he argued.
Also according to Zelensky, the conversation also discussed “deepening cooperation in the field of defense, with an emphasis on long-range weapons,” as well as the upcoming NATO summit, scheduled for mid-July in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The head of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, suspended this Saturday the rebellion movements in Russia against the military command, less than 24 hours after having occupied Rostov, a key city in the south of the country for the war in Ukraine.
Before the suspension, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the group’s action a rebellion, saying it was a “deadly threat” to the Russian state and treason.
Prigozhin had earlier accused the Russian army of attacking his mercenary camps, causing “a large number of casualties”, accusations denied by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Prigozhin’s accusations expose the deep tensions within Moscow’s forces over the offensive in Ukraine.
At the end of the day, Prigozhin announced that he had negotiated an agreement with the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
Source: TSF
