The Wagner Group’s uprising revealed weakness in the Russian regime led by President Vladimir Putin, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Across multiple talk show appearances on Sunday morning, Blinken repeated a similar message about how the brief rebellion is evidence of Putin losing his grip on power.
“I think you have seen cracks emerge that weren’t there before,” Blinken said during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“I think you’ve seen cracks emerge that weren’t there before.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with CNN’s Dana Bash on the abandoned mutiny of the Wagner Group in Russia and what this could mean for Russian President Vladimir Putin. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/lQnU5UYuFs
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Blinken noted how Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, when he began the revolt on Friday, claimed Russia’s stated justifications for the invasion of Ukraine were based on false pretenses.
“Prigozhin himself in this…
