"Western governments, sensing Vladimir Putin’s weakness after the short-lived uprising, could ramp up pressure by tightening oil sanctions": ESAI Energy One of the few good takes to follow from this weekend's events
"One U.S. official told Axios the impression among some who received the [Blinken] cable was it was sent in order to make sure no U.S. diplomat said anything that could have made it seem the U.S. was involved in the crisis in any way." - Axios https://www.axios.com/2023/06/27/blinken-cable-wagner-uprising-russia