Guterres’ delayed response to the developments in Russia.
While more than 24 hours have passed since the end of the uprising of the Wagner military group in Russia, the Secretary General of the United Nations announced that he is following the developments in Russia with concern.
“Antonio Guterres”, the Secretary General of the United Nations, expressed concern about the recent developments in Russia in a message on Sunday evening.
The press service of the UN Secretary-General said in a statement: “The Secretary-General has been following the developments in Russia with concern and is aware of the latest reports on measures to de-escalate tensions.”
The statement continued: “The Secretary General of the United Nations calls on all parties involved to act responsibly to prevent further tension.”
Last Friday night, Russia experienced an unprecedentedly tense situation. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the commander of the private military contractor group “Wagner” who was fighting in Ukraine, claimed in a statement that the Russian army attacked the group’s positions. An accusation that the Ministry of Defense of Russia rejected. In the following hours, Wagner’s forces captured military installations in the southern Russian city of Rostov, and Prigozhin announced that his forces had begun an advance with a plan to reach Moscow.
After that, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a short and sharp speech, called the actions of the forces under Prigozhin’s command “treason inside the country” and “armed rebellion” and said: whoever organized this rebellion tried to destroy the country. surrender and drag it into civil war.
Hours later, with the mediation of the President of Belarus, President Wagner agreed to stop the advance and withdraw his forces in exchange for security guarantees. In this way, Wagner’s rebellion ended in less than 24 hours.
