According to the US Secretary of State, Wagner’s rebellion was “a direct challenge to Putin’s authority” and added that efforts to stabilize the situation could take weeks or months.
Wagner’s short-lived mercenary rebellion reveals the “real cracks” in the power of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said the foreign minister, Anthony Blinkenaccording to the AFP news agency.
“16 months ago, Putin was on the doorstep of Kiev in Ukraine trying to take the city in a few days, to wipe the country off the map. Now, he had to defend Moscow, the capital of Russia, against a mercenary of his own making”he characteristically said speaking to American media and added:
“Well, I think that’s clear – we’re seeing cracks appear.”
At the same time, he declared that Wagner’s rebellion was “a direct challenge to Putin’s power” and added that the effort to stabilize the situation could take weeks or months.
He said Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine had created chaos in his country and stressed that it was too early to say what would happen next, describing it as “motion picture where we haven’t seen the last act yet.”
Source :Skai
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