The successes of the Russian mercenary group Wagner in Africa and the Middle East provided important gains to Russia. When Wagner, who is described as an important paramilitary apparatus for Russia, hoisted the flag of rebellion, the eyes of the whole world turned to them. The Wagner uprising was widely seen as a very important test to test the loyalty of the elitist system established by Russian leader Vladimir Putin. While Russia was on the brink of civil war with the Wagner attempt, the USA made a statement that ‘we are observing the events’.
The news published by The New York Times today fell like a bomb in the world press. According to the report, US officials knew what Prijojin was going to do days ago…
INFORMED TO THE USA
US intelligence officials informed senior military and administration officials on Wednesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary group Wagner, is preparing to launch military action against top Russian defense officials, The New York Times reported.
Officials said US spy agencies had received signs days ago that Mr. Prigozhin was planning something and was working to turn this material into a final assessment.
According to The New York Times, towards the end of 2021, the US intelligence unit was aware of the events that would take place in the Prigojin attempt, stating that Putin had warned that he was planning to invade Ukraine.
WHY DID THE USA KEEP SILENT WHEN KNOWING THE PRIGOGIN ARISING?
According to the news, contrary to Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine in 2021, the USA decided to protect the confidentiality of this information this time.
The reason for this silence of the US officials is the possibility of Putin accusing the US of planning a coup in Russia.
On the other hand, in the news, it was stated that it was not a desirable situation for the USA to do to Russia.
STARTED FROM PRIGOJIN’S CRITICISM
Although there is no clarity on when the US intelligence officials first learned the information, it is known that a meeting was held with administration and defense officials last Wednesday.
On Thursday, intelligence officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly, are believed to have confirmed Prigojin’s planned uprising.
It was stated that US intelligence officials extracted this intelligence by following and analyzing the growing hostility between Prigozhin and the leaders of the Russian defense ministry.