Biden: Neither the West nor NATO have been involved in the attempted uprising in Russia

The President of the USA, Joe Bidenremarked this Monday that neither West not even NATO were involved in the attempted uprising of the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhinagainst the Russian military and political leadership.

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In his first public statements on the matter, Biden explained in a speech at the White House who was following the facts “hour by hour” with his national security team and that he spoke with the allies “clue” by Zoom to be sure that the Russian president, Vladimir PutinI wouldn’t blame them for what happened.

“It is crucial that we are coordinated in our response and in what we do to anticipate. We agreed to make sure that we do not give Putin any pretext for blaming or West nor to the NATO”, pointed out the US president.

During the weekend, Biden spoke by phone with those responsible for France, Germany and the United Kingdom to analyze the situation in Russia.

“We made it clear that we were not involved – the president continued -, we have nothing to do with this, this was part of a fight within the Russian system.

Likewise, Biden spoke on Sunday with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyand advanced that it is possible that I will also speak with him this Monday to “guarantee” that both have the same position on this issue.

“I told him that no matter what happens in Russiaus, USAwe will continue to support Ukraine’s defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity”Biden said.

He added that he will continue in contact with the allies to assess the implications of what happened and stressed that “It’s too soon” to reach a conclusion. “It remains to be seen what is the outcome of all this”considered.

Meanwhile, he asserted that the US and its partners will be “closely aligned” in your interpretation and response to this situation, because “It is important to be fully coordinated”, he opined.

The boss of the wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhinhighlighted this Monday in his first statements after the failed mutiny that only sought to save the private military company from disappearing and not change power in Russia.

Source: Elcomercio

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