Washington’s decision to provide Kyiv with a new $500 million package of weapons and military equipment is not related to an attempted rebellion in Russia. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder, according to TASS.
When asked whether the events of June 23-24 in Russia affected the size of the current military aid package, he said negatively.
“There is no linkage, no connection,” Ryder said.
Recall that on the evening of June 23, the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that his units were attacked, and blamed the military leadership of the Russian Federation for this. The Ministry of Defense called this information false. PMC units that supported Prigozhin headed to Rostov-on-Don and towards Moscow. The FSB, in turn, opened a case on incitement to armed rebellion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a televised address called the actions of “Wagner” a betrayal. Later, in agreement with Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held talks with Prigozhin, as a result of which the PMC deployed columns and returned to field camps.
The criminal case on the fact of the armed rebellion was closed, the FSB reported.
Source: Rosbalt
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