US intelligence agencies strongly suspected that Evgeny Prigozhin was planning a significant protest against the Russian government days before the Wagner chief ordered his troops to march on Moscow, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing sources. According to unnamed US officials interviewed by the paper, the administration of US President Joe Biden and military commanders were briefed on the Wagner preparations as early as Wednesday. As additional details came in, another briefing attended by a narrow group of congressional leaders was reportedly held on Thursday. The situation escalated on Friday night when Prigozhin accused the Russian Defense Ministry of launching a deadly missile strike on a Wagner camp and vowed retaliation. The ministry denied the allegation, accusing him of an ‘informational provocation.’ RT
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon