 Biden says U.S. was not involved in Wagner mutiny in Russia. U.S. President Joe Biden has said that Washington and NATO had no involvement in the brief armed uprising against Russia inciting by leader of Wagner Private Military Company, the Afghani precaution. 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 Biden said on Monday. We are going to keep assessing the fallout of this weekend's events and the implications for Russia and Ukraine, he told reporters. Biden's comments came after last weekend's instability in which Wagner mercenaries headed by Prigoshin seized Russia's Rostov city and headed to Moscow in an armed convoy to confront Russia's military leadership. However, Prigoshin announced on Saturday that he would stand down to avoid luxury.