United States President, Joe Bidenspoke in a phone call this Saturday with leaders French, German and English to discuss the “situation in Russia” after the declaration of an armed uprising by Wagner’s mercenaries against Moscow and affirmed their “unwavering support for Ukraine”.

“President Biden He spoke today with President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the UK. The leaders discussed the situation in Russia. They also reiterated their unwavering support for Ukraine,” the White House statement said.

In a separate statement, the White House said this morning that the national security team informed the two bidetn, like the vice president, Kamala Harris, “on the latest events in Russia” and the two “will be kept informed throughout the day.”

Washington’s reaction followed a declaration of mutiny by the head of the mercenary group Wagner, Yevgueni Prigozhin, who last night claimed to have taken control of the General Staff of the Russian troops in the city of Rostov, in southern Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putindescribed the uprising started last night by Prigozhin as “treason” and assured, in a message to the nation on public television, that those responsible “will pay for it”.

Borrell activated the crisis response center to follow the situation in Russia in the EU

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced the activation of a “crisis response center” to coordinate monitoring of the situation in the EU in Russia.

The EU is closely following the uprising led by the group’s chairman Wagner’s mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin, testified today against the country’s military leadership and which he suspended this afternoon to avoid, he said, bloodshed.

“Before the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, I coordinated within the European Union and have activated the crisis response center,” Borrell reported on his official Twitter account.

The heads of European diplomacy, who exchanged “views on the situation in Russiawith the G7 foreign ministers, stressing that EU support for Ukraine “continues”.

Blinken spoke to the G7 and the European Union about the situation in Russia and reaffirmed US support for Ukraine

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, for his part, spoke by phone with ministers from G7 Foreign Relations and the European Union (EU) to discuss “the current situation in Russia” following the declaration of an armed uprising by Wagner mercenaries against Moscow and reaffirming US support for Ukraine.

“Secretary Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom and the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to discuss the current situation in Russia,” the statement said. A United States Department of State spokesperson state of Matthew Miller.

In this conversation, Secretary Blinken “confirmed that support from United States of America to Ukraine will not change”.

“The United States will remain in close coordination with Allies and partners as the situation continues to evolve,” the statement said.