U.S. and Allies ‘Were Not Involved’ in Russia Revolt, Biden Says

We gave Putin no excuse to blame this on the West or to blame this on NATO. We made clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it. This was part of a struggle within the Russian system. I also talked at length with President Zelensky of Ukraine, will be keeping in contact with them and may picking them later today, early tomorrow morning to make sure we continue to remain on the same page. But no matter what comes next, I will keep making sure that our allies and our partners are closely aligned in how we are reading and responding to the situation. It’s important we stay completely coordinated.