US and Polish Officials Confer on Russia’s Current Status

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau by telephone the development of the situation in Russia against the background of the armed rebellion.

The US State Department said in a statement that Blinken had a conversation with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau to discuss developments in the current situation in Russia.

During the conversation, Blinken also welcomed Poland’s continued assistance to Ukraine and stressed that US support for Kyiv would not change.

Earlier, the US State Department said that Blinken discussed the development of the situation in Russia with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and assured him of the continued support of the United States, and also held similar talks between Blinken and his counterparts from the G7 countries and the European Union.

On Saturday night, Wagner fighters seized the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov in southwestern Russia after Prigozhin claimed that Russian troops bombed the Wagner camps, which was denied by the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Federal Agency. Security service.

Later, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held talks with Prigozhin, at which he came to the conclusion that Wagner agreed to end the rebellion and stop the escalation.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he would stop the search for Prigozhin and allow his departure to brotherly Belarus under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin.

Source: Sputnik

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