Defense

Biden says Putin ‘absolutely’ weakened by Russian mercenary revolt

By Mike Brest
Published June 28, 2023 3:35pm ET
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Biden says Putin ‘absolutely’ weakened by Russian mercenary revolt
President Joe Biden declared that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been weakened by a short-lived attempted revolt by a mercenary group. The Biden administration has been hesitant to comment publicly on the 36-hour mutiny led by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has since fled to Belarus after abruptly ending his plot after his troops […]

President Joe Biden declared that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been weakened by a short-lived attempted revolt by a mercenary group.

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