Blinken said tensions that sparked the action had been growing for months and added that the threat of internal turmoil could affect Moscow's military capabilities in Ukraine.
Blinken described the turmoil as an "internal matter" for Putin.
"It may be that Putin didn't want to debase himself to the level of negotiating directly with Prigozhin," Blinken said.
"To the extent that the Russians are distracted and divided it may make their prosecution of aggression against Ukraine more difficult," Blinken told ABC.
Senator Ben Cardin said the weekend turmoil in Russia does not ease Washington's need to continue aiding Ukraine as it launches its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia.
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