Trump Calls Wagner Rebellion in Russia a ‘Big Mess’
Former President Donald Trump called the conflict between the Russian military and Wagner mercenaries a “big mess” on Saturday.
Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin called for an armed uprising against Russia’s military leaders, after alleging that Russia’s top general, Valery Gerasimov, had ordered an attack, killing some 2,000 Wagner soldiers at their field camps in Ukraine.
Prigozhin’s forces managed to seize Rostov-on-Don, a southern Russian city near the Ukrainian border and home to the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military District, which oversees Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine. Then, Prigozhin ordered his forces to march toward Moscow, a military advancement that he called a “march for justice.”…