2023-06-27 07:58:40
By Anne Rovan
Posted yesterday at 19:25, Updated 1 hour ago
For Josep Borrell, head of EU diplomacy, the Wagner monster is biting its creator, Vladimir Putin. VLADISLAV CULIOMZA/REUTERS
DECRYPTION – The European Union is very concerned about the consequences of the coup by Evgueni Prigojine’s boss on the war in Ukraine, and on security in Europe.
Correspondent in Brussels
Washington would have warned the Europeans shortly before the weekend of an imminent action against the Kremlin led by the boss of the Wagner militia, Evgueni Prigojine. At least that’s what several sources in Brussels said on Monday. The information would have been transmitted in particular by the national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, during the preparation of the meeting devoted to peace in Ukraine, which took place on Saturday in Denmark.
Whether the Europeans were warned or not, whether they themselves anticipated the Russian events with regard to Prigojine’s declarations does not change the matter. They are very worried about the consequences of the coup by the boss of the group of Russian mercenaries on the war in Ukraine, on security in Europe but also in Africa where Wagner continues to weave his web.
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Meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, EU foreign ministers made an initial assessment of the situation. “It’s definitely not…
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