{"id":1962456,"date":"2023-07-01T18:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-chief-claims-wagner-rebellion-was-proof-of-putins-corrosive-regime\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T18:32:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:32:55","slug":"cia-chief-claims-wagner-rebellion-was-proof-of-putins-corrosive-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-chief-claims-wagner-rebellion-was-proof-of-putins-corrosive-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA Chief asserts Wagner rebellion as evidence of Putin&#8217;s &#8216;toxic&#8217; regime."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcia-chief-claims-wagner-rebellion-was-proof-of-putins-corrosive-regime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962456&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>CIA Chief Shares Insights on Wagner Rebellion<\/h2>\n<p>CIA Chief William Burns recently spoke at the Ditchley Foundation in Oxfordshire, England, shedding light on the short-lived Wagner Rebellion that took place last week. Burns emphasized the lasting impact of Yevgeny Prigozhin, despite his failed rebellion and subsequent exile to Belarus.<\/p>\n<h3>Assurances of Non-Involvement<\/h3>\n<p>As the head of the CIA, Burns has been actively engaging with Russian officials to assure them that the United States was not involved in the rebellion. His remarks at the Ditchley Foundation were his first public statement, reiterating this message.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is striking that Prigozhin preceded his actions with a scathing indictment of the Kremlin&#8217;s mendacious rationale for its invasion of Ukraine, and of the Russian military leadership&#8217;s conduct of the war,&#8221; Burns said. &#8220;The impact of those words and those actions will play out for some time, a vivid reminder of the corrosive effect of Putin&#8217;s war on his own society and his own regime.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Burns, a former ambassador to Russia, highlighted the CIA&#8217;s perspective on the current situation, viewing it as a &#8220;once-in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">-a-generation opportunity<\/a>&#8221; to recruit Russians who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-chief-claims-wagner-rebellion-was-proof-of-putins-corrosive-regime\/\" title=\"CIA Chief asserts Wagner rebellion as evidence of Putin's 'toxic' regime.\">experiencing disaffection due<\/a> to the war in Ukraine. He mentioned a video campaign launched by the agency on Telegram as a means of recruitment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re very much open for business,&#8221; Burns emphasized.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Defense Department echoed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-hopes-to-resume-iran-nuclear-talks-soon\/\" title=\"State Dept. hopes to resume Iran nuclear talks \u2018soon\u2019\">similar sentiment earlier<\/a> in the week.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We continue to see some elements of the Wagner group in Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine,&#8221; stated Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder on Thursday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Federal Security Service announced that it will drop its case against the Wagner fighters who participated in the short rebellion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CIA Chief William Burns discussed the Wagner Rebellion&#8217;s aftermath at the Ditchley Foundation in England. Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin&#8217;s failed rebellion and exile to Belarus, Burns highlighted the lasting impact he has had in Russia. 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