Crisis in Russia reveals “real fissures” in Putin’s authority, according to the US

The crisis recorded in Russia After an attempted revolt by mercenaries against the Kremlin, he exposed “true fissures” on the authority of the president Vladimir Putin after he was forced to accept an amnesty agreement, the Secretary of State for USA, Anthony Blinken.

The uprising of group of private mercenaries Wagner and their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin over the weekend marked “a direct challenge to Putin’s authority. So this raises deep questions, shows real fissures.”, Blinken pointed out in statements to the talk show “face the nation”, from CBS News.

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Blinken still considered “too soon” to speculate on the impact of that crisis on Russia or in the war Ukraine.

However, he opined that “to the extent that attention is diverted from Russia (…) this creates, I think, an additional advantage” for Ukraine in the midst of an offensive against the forces of Moscow.

USAwhich has been in close contact with its European allies over the last 24 hours on that crisis, has so far refrained from commenting directly on these events.

Blinken himself discussed the situation in Russia on Saturday with his counterparts from the countries of the G7as well as with allies such as Poland and Türkiye.

“It’s too early to tell how this is going to end. It’s an evolving picture, but the fact that there’s someone on the inside questioning Putin’s authority and directly questioning why he launched this aggression against Ukraine, that in itself is a very powerful thing.”, he told CBS News.

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“They had to defend Moscow from mercenaries that they themselves created”, pointed out Blinken in reference to the wagner groupinsisting on thestrategic failure” of the Russian president in his Ukraine campaign.

Wagner’s mercenaries withdrew this Sunday, after a 24-hour rebellion orchestrated by their leader Prigozhin, who will leave Russia under an agreement with Putin, who considered the movement a “treason”.

Wagner’s boss will settle in the neighboring belarus and will avoid being prosecuted in Russia.

Source: Elcomercio

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