Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke on a phone call with G7 and European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Saturday to discuss the “current situation in Russia” after Russia announced an armed rebellion, Wagner’s mercenaries against Moscow and US support for Ukraine. .
Secretary Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to discuss the current situation in Russia. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
In this conversation, Secretary Blinken “reiterated that America’s support for Ukraine will not change.”
“The United States will remain in close coordination with allies and partners as the situation continues to evolve,” the statement said.
The State Department’s reaction to Yevgueni Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenaries, who said the General Staff of the Russian Army was in control of the city of Rostov in southern Russia last night, following a declaration of rebellion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin last night described the uprising launched by Prigozhin as “treason” and in a message to the nation on public television, promised those responsible would “pay for it”.
