US President Joe Biden on Thursday mocked Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who he said should “watch what he eats” after his failed rebellion against Russian military rule, seen as the most serious challenge to Vladimir Putin. Shortly after coming to power in 1999, AFP reports.
“Only God knows what he’s going to do. I’m not even sure where he is or what his contacts are. If I were him, I’d watch what I eat. I’d watch the menu,” he said at a press conference in Helsinki.
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During the June 23-24 uprising, mercenaries took control of the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and shot down an unspecified number of military helicopters, killing the pilots, as they advanced toward Moscow.
Prigozhin said the actions of his men were designed to protest what he called the corruption and incompetence of the Russian military leadership in the war in Ukraine.
The uprising is seen by many as the most serious challenge to President Vladimir Putin since he took office on the last day of 1999. The uprising was stopped thanks to an agreement brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Under the deal, which the Kremlin says was made to prevent bloodshed, the criminal case against Prigozhin and his fighters was dropped.
However, many uncertainties remain regarding the implementation of the agreements, including the whereabouts of Prigozhin. The Kremlin said this week that Putin met with Prigozhin for about three hours on June 29, five days after the uprising.
- Yevgeny Prigozhin was detained for at least ten days in the Kremlin and met with Vladimir Putin – special services
Flight tracking data showed that the plane bound for Prigozhin left Moscow for Belarus on Tuesday evening, but it was not known if he was on board.
Uncertainty also surrounds the future of Prigozhin’s business empire in Russia and Wagner’s extensive operations in parts of the Middle East and Africa, including Syria, Mali and the Central African Republic.
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