Three children among dead in Russian attack that hit pizza restaurant in eastern Ukraine; Nato chief says alliance is ready to face any threat ‘from Minsk or Moscow’
General Sergey Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, had advance knowledge that the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning a rebellion against Moscow’s defence officials, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The newspaper cited U.S. officials briefed on U.S. intelligence regarding the matter, and reported that the officials were “trying to learn if Gen. Sergey Surovikin, the former top Russian commander in Ukraine, helped plan Mr. Prigozhin’s actions last weekend.”
The Wagner group funds its brutal operations in part by exploiting natural resources in countries like the Central African Republic and Mali.
The United States will continue to target the Wagner Group’s revenue streams to degrade its expansion and violence in Africa, Ukraine, and anywhere else.
