Can Russia’s army still bring Wagner into line? | DW News

The Wagner Group’s armed rebellion has revealed major tensions behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a series TV of interviews on Sunday. “We’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian facade,” Blinken told NBC. “It is too soon to tell exactly where they go, and when they get there. But certainly, we have all sorts of new questions that Putin is going to have to address in the weeks and months ahead.” US officials expect to learn more details soon about the situation in Russia, including the terms of the deal brokered by Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko. “It may be that Putin didn’t want to debase himself to the level of negotiating directly with Prigozhin,” Blinken said in an interview on ABC. He added: “I don’t think we’ve seen the final act.”