The Kremlin calls it a “lie” to say that the Russian government ordered the death of Prigozhin

He Kremlin described this Friday as a “lie” the rumors that the Russian government ordered the assassination of the head of the cluster paramilitary Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhinkilled in a plane crash two months after his armed rebellion.

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“It is an absolute lie, this problem must be addressed [del accidente aéreo] based on the facts”said the spokesman for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskovwhen asked by journalists about the insinuations of some Western leaders about the possibility that the Kremlin would have ordered Prigozhin’s death.

“There is a lot of speculation surrounding the plane crash and the tragic death of the passengers, including Yevgeny Prigozhinand we already know in what sense there is speculation in the West”he added.

According to him, the investigation is still ongoing. President Vladimir Putin He had indicated on Thursday that he “waits for the results,” he recalled.

The Russian president considered Prigozhin a traitor because of the armed uprising he led on June 23-24, but on Thursday night he referred to him as a man “talented” who, however, committed “serious mistakes in his life”.

At the moment, the death of the head of Wagnersince genetic tests to identify the bodies are not finished yet.

Investigators have not commented on the tracks examined or They have not mentioned any hypothesis about the causes of the accident either.

The private plane in which they were traveling Prigozhin and his closest associates crashed Wednesday afternoon northwest of Moscowwhich gave rise to multiple speculations about whether the Russian power could have engineered the event.

In United States, France, Germany and Ukrainevarious officials gave a glimpse of their suspicions that the Kremlin could be responsible for the accident.

Source: Elcomercio

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