Sullivan contacted Putin's advisor right after Wagner's mutiny: WSJ
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Following the announcement of Wagner's commander's death, the Wall Street Journal revealed that the US National Security Advisor promptly reached out to the Russian President's advisor to clarify that the US was not involved in Wagner's mutiny.
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White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP)
The Wall Street Journal quoted sources saying that the US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, had a phone conversation with Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's advisor, after the commander of Wagner military group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, carried out the recent mutiny.
The newspaper reported that Sullivan spoke with Ushakov to clarify that the United States of America had nothing to do with the insurgency, according to US and foreign officials.
It added that the goal was to keep the United States far from the incident and to avoid further escalation.
Moreover, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that a private plane on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed in the Tver Region on Wednesday, announcing that the incident killed all 10 people aboard.
Wagner Group private military company (PMC) leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed among those passengers on board.
The Ministry stated "According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, a private Embraer Legacy plane crashed en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg in the Tver region, near the Kuzhenkino village. There were 10 people on board, including 3 crew members. According to preliminary information, everyone on board were killed."
Prigozhin appeared in a video clip last Tuesday, in which he said that he was returning to Africa to fight the terrorism of Al-Qaeda and other terrorist gangs.
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On June 24, Wagner PMC chief Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on his Telegram channel storming the Rostov region and taking over the military headquarters in response to what he claims was a Russian attack on his troops earlier under the orders of the Defense Ministry, while the Ministry rejected his accusations.
Prigozhin called on the group's supporters inside the Russian Federation to join his movement and rebel against Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, as well as the Chief of Staff and commander of the military operations in Ukraine Army General Valery Gerasimov.
