Biden says U.S., allies had no involvement in uprising against Putin

The United States and its allies were not involved in a brief uprising against Russia's military command by mercenaries, President Joe Biden said Monday, as many countries keep close tabs on the potential implications of events over the weekend.In his first public comments since the Wagner Group's revolt, Biden said he and key allies have agreed not to give Russian President Vladimir Putin any excuse to blame the development on the West or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization."We made clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it," Biden said at the White House. "This was …READ FULL ARTICLE