Kirby says its ‘too soon to know’ what happens next for Wagner after short-lived mutiny

White Home Nationwide Safety Council John Kirby stated Monday it’s too quickly to know what is going to develop into of the Wagner mercenaries after troops have been led by Yevgeny Prigozhin on a short-lived mutiny over the weekend. 

The remark from Kirby got here in response to a reporter who questioned what implications the weekend’s occasions could have on Wagner’s energy and skill – each inside Ukraine and in different areas, like Africa. 

Nationwide Safety Council spokesman John Kirby speaks throughout the day by day briefing on the White Home in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photograph/Susan Walsh)

“The place does Wagner go from him? Do you have got any early learn on that?” the reporter requested. 

“No, we don’t. And we don’t know the reply to your query. It’s simply too quickly to know,” Kirby stated. “We acknowledge that Wagner nonetheless has a presence in Africa. I believe , we’ve labored to carry Wagner accountable.” 

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The mercenary group is listed as a transnational prison group and has been sanctioned by the U.S. authorities. 

“We are going to proceed to take these actions which can be acceptable to attempt to restrict their skill to sow chaos and violence wherever it’s,” Kirby stated. “Nevertheless it’s simply too quickly to know after the weekend’s occasions the place Wagner goes as an entity or the place Prigozhin goes when it comes to his management of it.” 

Kirby stated he did know the place the group’s chief was. 

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the proprietor of the Wagner Group navy firm, information his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023.  (Prigozhin Press Service through AP)

The Wagner Group was based in 2014 by Russian Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who’s reported to have fled to Belarus, and was intently linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier than he introduced his march to Moscow with a contingent of 25,000 mercenaries. 

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Prigozhin pulled the plug on the march to apparently keep away from bloodshed. Wagner’s complete drive is estimated to have greater than 50,000 members.

Fox Information’ Benjamin Weinthal and The Related Press contributed to this report.