MOSCOW: The Kremlin said that Western suggestions Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an 'absolute lie' while declining to definitively confirm his death, citing the need to wait for test results. Russia's aviation authority has said that Prigozhin, head of the Wagne
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said that Western suggestions Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an"absolute lie" while declining to definitively confirm his death, citing the need to wait for test results.
Putin cited"preliminary information" as indicating that Prigozhin and his top associates in the Wagner mercenary group had all been killed and, while praising Prigozhin, said he had also made some"serious mistakes." Earlier on Friday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov had scolded US President Joe Biden for expressing his lack of surprise that Prigozhin had been killed in a plane crash, accusing Biden of disregarding diplomatic norms."WAIT FOR TEST RESULTS"
It was therefore impossible to start talking about whether Putin would attend Prigozhin's funeral, Peskov said in answer to a question on the subject. "If Putin wishes to emphasise that Prigozhin died as a traitor, he will ignore it," said Gould-Davies.
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