“A Russian general who previously led the invasion force in Ukraine has not been seen in public since Saturday, with US intelligence reportedly claiming he had prior knowledge of the uprising led by the Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin,” The Guardian reports.
Putin Freezes Out Hardliners
“Vladimir Putin has moved to shake up Russia’s security services in the wake of the Wagner group’s failed insurrection, rewarding loyalists with promotions and freezing out figures sympathetic to the paramilitary organisation’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin,” the Financial Times reports.
“Sergei Surovikin, a senior Russian general known to have a good relationship with Prigozhin, has not been seen since recording a hostage-style video in the early hours of Saturday morning as the mutiny began.”
“The unexplained absence of one of the most prominent commanders in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine comes as Putin seeks to restore order and re-establish control over the security services after the first coup attempt in Russia in three decades.”
Biden Says Putin Is ‘Absolutely’ Weakened
President Biden told CNN that Russian president Vladimir Putin has “absolutely” been weakened by the short-lived mutiny over the weekend.
Most Americans Support U.S. Arming Ukraine
Solid majorities of Americans support providing weaponry to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia and believe that such aid demonstrates to China and other U.S. rivals a will to protect U.S. interests and allies, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey.
Ex-Russia Ambassador Cracks Up at Trump’s Claim
Jon Huntsman, who Donald Trump appointed to serve as his U.S. Ambassador to Russia, nearly broke out laughing when asked about his former boss’ claim that he will resolve the war in Ukraine in 24 hours if he’s re-elected.
Said Huntsman: “I just think that’s just nonsense… To say I can fix this in a day is ridiculous and does not comport with reality.”
Prigozhin Planned to Capture Russian Military Leaders
“Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin planned to capture Russia’s military leadership as part of last weekend’s mutiny, Western officials said, and he accelerated his plans after the country’s domestic intelligence agency became aware of the plot,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The plot’s premature launch was among the factors that could explain its ultimate failure after 36 hours, when Prigozhin called off an armed march on Moscow that had initially faced little resistance.”
Putin Wanted to ‘Wipe Out’ Mercenary Chief
“Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin not to ‘wipe out’ mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, in response to what the Kremlin cast as a mutiny that pushed Russia towards civil war,” Reuters reports.
“Putin initially vowed to crush the mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917 and then a civil war, but hours later a deal was clinched to allow Prigozhin and some of his fighters to go to Belarus.”
Russian General Knew About Mercenary Chief’s Plan
“A senior Russian general had advance knowledge of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans to rebel against Russia’s military leadership, according to U.S. officials briefed on American intelligence on the matter, which has prompted questions about what support the mercenary leader had inside the top ranks,” the New York Times reports.
“The officials said they are trying to learn if Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the former top Russian commander in Ukraine, helped plan Mr. Prigozhin’s actions last weekend, which posed the most dramatic threat to President Vladimir Putin in his 23 years in power.”
Putin’s Generals Are Vulnerable
“The failed revolt has given Russian president Vladimir Putin a stark choice — whether to fire the generals or let them remain in command of his faltering invasion of Ukraine, with both options carrying a significant risk of further blowback both for the war and his regime,” the Financial Times reports.
Mercenary Leader Is In Belarus
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, CNN reports.
Why Ukraine’s Pushback Is Off to a Halting Start
New York Times: “Three weeks into a counteroffensive critical to Ukraine’s prospects against Russia, its army is encountering an array of vexing challenges that complicate its plans, even as it wields sophisticated new Western-provided weapons.”
“Not least is a vast swath of minefields protecting Russia’s defensive line, forming a killing field for Ukrainian troops advancing on the open steppe of the south.”
North Korea Vows to ‘Pulverize the American Empire’
“North Korea has held rallies across the country to mobilize hatred against the United States and South Korea in a renewed hardening of its propaganda effort,” the Times of London reports.
Participants in the rallies carried banners bearing images of nuclear missiles bound for the US with slogans such as: “Pulverize the American empire into dust!”
And for South Koreans: “Let’s mercilessly beat the shabby and dirty puppet traitor group to death!”
Support for Taiwan’s President Plummets
“Public support for Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has dropped to its lowest level in four years as her party becomes caught up in a wave of #MeToo allegations,” the South China Morning Post reports.
‘A Bullet in the Head’
Financial Times: “Two days after the Kremlin struck a deal to end Wagner’s armed uprising, the truce is teetering on the edge, with growing questions in Russia over whether the bargain will hold.”
“The Kremlin has seized billions of roubles in cash and gold bars from Prigozhin, squeezing Wagner’s finances. But some fervent loyalists of President Vladimir Putin are proposing even more unforgiving solutions.”
Said Andrei Gurulyov, a prominent pro-war MP: “I am fiercely convinced that in wartime, traitors must be shot. Whatever fairy tales they tell you, the only way out for Prigozhin is a bullet in the head.”
U.S. to Keep Up Weapons Shipments to Ukraine
“The United States plans to announce as soon as Tuesday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to $500 million, keeping up U.S. resolve to help Ukraine against Russia as Moscow deals with a mutiny by some of its soldiers,” Reuters reports.
Visibly Angry Putin Stresses Failure of Revolt
“With palpable anger, President Vladimir Putin of Russia made his first public comments since a paramilitary revolt was called off on Saturday, saying in a five-minute speech that the uprising led by Yevgeny Prigozhin — who he did not mention by name — failed because ‘the entire Russian society united and rallied everyone,” the New York Times reports.
Said Putin: “They wanted Russians to fight each other. They rubbed their hands, dreaming of taking revenge for their failures at the front and during the so-called counteroffensive. But they miscalculated.”
Quote of the Day
“They immediately blurted out such vulgar things it would make any mother cry. The conversation was hard, and as I was told, masculine.”
— Belarus spokesman Vadim Gigin, quoted by the New York Times, on the conversation between Belarus president Victor Lukashenko and Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Biden Says U.S. Not Part of Aborted Russia Rebellion
“President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States was not involved in the aborted weekend rebellion in Russia led by the leader of the mercenary Wagner group,” CNBC reports.
Said Biden: “We made clear we are not involved, we had nothing to do with it, this was part of a struggle within the Russian system.”
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