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Biden: U.S., NATO had no role in insurrection in Russia by mercenary force

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President Joe Biden arrives in the East Room with Vice President Kamala Harris and Jeff Say for an event about high-speed internet infrastructure at the White House, Monday, June 26, in Washington. Say is a father of three who has experienced the difficulty of limited broadband access in rural America.
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President Joe Biden speaks during an event about high-speed internet infrastructure in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 26, in Washington.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday said United States and NATO had no involvement in the short-lived insurrection in Russia by the Wagner Group mercenary force. He said it’s “too early” to assess the impact on the war in Ukraine.

Biden said he held a video call with allies over the weekend and they are all in sync in working to ensure that they give Russian President Vladimir Putin “no excuse to blame this on the West” or NATO.

“We made clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it,” Biden said. “This was part of a struggle within Russian system.”

Biden also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend about the situation and said he intended to speak with him again later Monday or early Tuesday.

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