Ukrainian Foreign Minister discusses armed rebellion in Russia with Blinken

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have held a telephone conversation during which they discussed the current events in Russia.

Source: Kuleba on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda

Quote: "In our call, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and I exchanged our assessments of events unfolding in Russia," Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said.

Details: Kuleba emphasised that Ukraine is closely monitoring the situation in Russia.

At the same time, he noted that Ukraine remains focused on achieving the goals of the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive with the continued support of its American allies.

In our call today, @SecBlinken and I exchanged our assessments of events unfolding in Russia. We are watching them very closely. Ukraine remains focused on achieving the goals of its counteroffensive in the territory of Ukraine with the steadfast support of our American allies.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) June 24, 2023

Background: On the evening of 23 June, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that he had deployed 25,000 of his mercenaries "to restore justice".

On the morning of 24 June, Prigozhin claimed that his forces had taken control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, including the air base, and were heading "to Moscow". Wagner mercenaries have also seized military facilities in the Russian city of Voronezh.

In a special address on 24 June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is "fighting for survival" and that there are attempts to "organise a rebellion" in the country.

UK Defence Intelligence has stated that these events are the most serious challenge for Russia as a state to date.

The leaders of a number of European countries have said that they are closely monitoring the development of events in the Russian Federation.

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