U.S. officials knew Prigozhin was preparing to take military action against Russia

The Biden administration knew that Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was preparing to take military action against Russia ahead of the rebellion. NBC News’ Allie Raffa details how the U.S. chose to handle the developments and what officials are saying now.


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[terrencekane]

"When your enemy is making a mistake, don't interrupt him." --- Napoleon.
President Biden and Secretary Blinken played this perfectly.

[EJWash]

Thinking this should be filed under the "con" column of the pros and cons of outsourcing an army to invade another country for no reason.

[gdewyg]

In 50 years of my life, I never made mistake of ignoring U.S intelligence

[wpyyang]

I was totally distracted by the fart at the end (3:20). What's going on again?

[DRKrust]

Well, this will get Large Marge all twisted up. US Intel didn't warn her Russian daddy he had trouble coming.

[joerogain]

If we knew Prigozhin was about to take military action against Putin and Russia and then come Putin didn't know this?

[MB-xwnr]

We are really witnessing history! Geopolitic fans are going crazy these past few years lol

[mythoughts]

When the Russian military became the second best military in Russia 😂

[dnn]

We always know what is going to happen overseas, but fail to know and anticipate the worst happening in american soil 😂😂😂

[joerogain]

Prigozhin is in charge of the Russian tROLL farms. With him sent into exile and Wagner dismantled does that mean his tROLLs will either be sent to the front or dismantled?

[XavierSanchez-poub]

Now you know where the 6.2 Billion accounting error went

[DarthSailorMoo]

The first insurrection everyone was rooting for unlike Jan 6.

[jerrysyd]

But Ukraine didn’t know this, it’s like someone said he knows lottery numbers after release.

[kinlika]

Prigozhin was always a drama queen....needs to be front and centre.... and this was always in the works... More interesting is if Wagner will withdraw from theatre...The orthodox Russian army is unlikely to succeed without them..The lunatics from Chechen and other mercenary groups are headless chickens...Prigozhin knows how to run the show

[terrencekane]

Kevin McCarthy and Margie Trailer Park have started a Gofundme account for Poopin zee great.

[Vipers_Pit]

Ukraine need to move some soldiers to the Belarus border after this.

[LogicAndReason]

The only chance Prig the prik had was to join Ukraine's side. He could have given up soldiers that committed war crimes.

[Zaaxun]

Hopefully for prigozhin he invested in a parachute.

[petercullen]

Prigozhin is certainly no oil painting.

[adambanks]

I heard a person say hitler was part Jewish? Is this true?