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Top US general cancels trip due to Russia revolt – AFP | |
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Army General Mark Milley has reportedly elected to stay in Washington because of the situation in Moscow | Army General Mark Milley has reportedly elected to stay in Washington because of the situation in Moscow |
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley has reportedly called off a planned journey to the Middle East because of the clash between the leader of Russian military contractor Wagner Group and Moscow’s top generals. | US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley has reportedly called off a planned journey to the Middle East because of the clash between the leader of Russian military contractor Wagner Group and Moscow’s top generals. |
The visit was postponed “due to the situation in Russia,” a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs told Agence France-Presse on Saturday. Milley, the top-ranking US military officer, had planned to make stops in Israel and Jordan for talks with defense officials in both countries. | The visit was postponed “due to the situation in Russia,” a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs told Agence France-Presse on Saturday. Milley, the top-ranking US military officer, had planned to make stops in Israel and Jordan for talks with defense officials in both countries. |
The trip was delayed shortly before Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that he had brokered a deal for Wagner founder Evgeny Prigozhin to halt his advance on Moscow and end his mutiny. The Kremlin said that under the agreement, a criminal case launched against Prigozhin on Friday would be dropped and that he would leave Russia. Wagner fighters who took part in the insurrection will not be prosecuted. | |
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was also reported to have canceled a trip just before the crisis in Russia ended and instead joined President Joe Biden at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. Sullivan had been scheduled to attend a meeting in Denmark on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. |
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