then you and then change topics. one thing you mentioned is, sorry, you said the united states will continue sorry, the united states will continue to impose costs on wagner or its successor. is there any indication right now that wagner is actually standing up a successor organization? i think i said or successor if any. we have noted the announcements by the ministry of defense that wagner forces are supposed to be absorbed into the ministry of defense. we don t have any assessment of what will happen to the wagner group, either in ukraine or elsewhere and the world, but whether it s wagner or whether it s a successor or any other organization that conducts the activities that wagner has conducted to destabilize those we will hold them accountable. i don t have any assessments at this time. there are media reports that the biden administration had intelligence about the mutiny, whatever you call it, since mid june. is that correct, and also if that s true, why didn
[ inaudible question ] we through diplomatic channels conveyed those messages to russia directly. one, there was no u.s. involvement here, nor would there be, and that we expect russia to observe its international obligations for the protection of diplomatic personnel inside moscow. reporter: do you have any indication that russia thinks that the u.s. or west, nato, were involved? i can t begin to speculate what russians think or what mr. putin thinks. look, we saw some social media activity from the defense minister at the suspicion of
putin as being weakened as a result of events over the weekend? we are focused on ukraine, an internal russian matter and it s important to remember that mr. putin still commands a very large and capable military and the bulk of the military is across the border in ukraine and defending itself against ukrainian attacks and we have to stay focused on what is in front of us. and that s helping ukraine succeed on the battlefield. we through various diplomatic channels conveyed those messages to russia directly. one, there was no u.s. involve here nor would there be and we expect russia to observe its obligations, international obligations for the protection of diplomatic personnel inside
that there is no us involvement here, nor would there be, and that we expect russia to observe its obligations, its international obligations, its international obligations for the protection of diplomatic personnel inside moscow. just a loss to follow up on that, do you have just a loss to follow up on that, do you have any just a loss to follow up on that, do you have any indication just a loss to follow up on that, do you have any indication that - just a loss to follow up on that, do you have any indication that russiaj you have any indication that russia thinks you have any indication that russia thinks that you have any indication that russia thinks that the you have any indication that russia thinks that the us, you have any indication that russia thinks that the us, nato you have any indication that russia thinks that the us, nato etc- you have any indication that russia thinks that the us, nato etc were i thinks that the us, nato etc were involved? thinks that t