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Nick Robins-Early in New York

Biden says US played no role in Russia’s Wagner mutiny: ‘We were not involved’

Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House on 26 June 2023.
Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House on Monday. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

Joe Biden has described the Wagner mercenary group’s brief mutiny against the Russian government as part of an internal power struggle, in which he said the US played no role.

“We made clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it,” Biden said during an event at the White House on Monday. “We’re going to keep assessing the fallout of this weekend’s events and the implications for Russia and Ukraine. But it’s still too early to reach a definitive conclusion about where this is going.”

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