Russia sought to restore calm on Monday after an aborted mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries over the weekend, while Western allies assessed how President Vladimir Putin might reassert authority and what it could mean for the war in Ukraine.
Monday has been declared a non-working day in Moscow to allow time for things to settle, and there was little evidence of increased security in the Russian capital on Sunday evening.
Confusion over the weekend's extraordinary events has left governments, both friendly and hostile to Moscow, groping for answers to what could happen next in a country that has the world's largest nuclear arsenal."We've seen more cracks emerge in the Russian facade," Blinken told NBC's "Meet the Press" program on Sunday.
Beijing's response was characteristically measured. China's foreign ministry issued a statement vouching support for Russia's efforts to maintain national stability and referring to the recent tensions in the country as Russia's "internal affairs". "The world must put pressure on Russia until international order is restored," Zelensky said on Twitter.
In a televised address during Saturday's drama, Putin said the rebellion put Russia's very existence under threat, vowing to punish those behind the revolt and drawing parallels with the chaos of 1917 that had led to the Bolshevik revolution. A former Putin ally and ex-convict whose forces have fought the bloodiest battles of the 16-month war in Ukraine, Prigozhin said his decision to advance on Moscow was intended to remove corrupt and incompetent Russian commanders he blames for botching the war.
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