Kirby [White House press conference]: We, through various diplomatic channels, conveyed those messages to Russia directly: there was no US involvement here, nor will there be, or would there be, and that we expect Russia to observe it's obligations, it's international obligations, for the protection of diplomatic personnel inside Moscow.
Reporter: How much did the NSC know about the development of this Wagner movement towards Moscow before it started?
Kirby: The dispute and the tension between Wagner and the Russian Ministry of Defense was widely known…I'm not going to talk about intelligence matters.
Kirby: We weren't involved, and we have no intention of being involved. What we are going to be involved in, is supporting Ukraine.
Kirby: [Biden] is focused on supporting Ukraine. We're not taking sides in this internal matter…Regime change is not our policy.
Kirby: We don't want to see any country, at all, support Mr. Putin, and make it easier for him to kill more Ukrainians.
Yeah it did for me…has several times.
Jean-Pierre calling Simon, 'incredibly rude', for speaking out about her continuing to ignore him.