US to coordinate with allies amid Russia crisis: State Dept

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Members of Wagner group inspect a car in a street of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

 

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2023 (AFP) – Washington will stay “in close coordination” with its Group of Seven allies amid the unfolding crisis in Russia, where Wagner mercenaries launched a mutiny, officials said Saturday.

“The United States will stay in close coordination with Allies and partners as the situation continues to develop,” State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement, adding that support for Ukraine “will not change.”

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