REVEALED: U.S. Intel Learned About Military 'Coup' Plot Weeks Ago, Prepared for Russian 'Civil War'

While concerns regarding Russia's nuclear arsenal and President Vladimir Putin's hold on power arose, the primary fear was the potential instability resulting from a "civil war" within Russia.

U.S. officials have revealed that intelligence gathered in mid-June indicated Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was planning armed action against the Russian defense establishment.