Lukashenko: “I can’t imagine Putin did it”, regarding Prigozhin’s death

The president of belarus, Alexander Lukashenkoassured today that “it cannot be imagined” that the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putinis behind the accident, which occurred last Wednesday, of the plane in which the head of the wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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“I can’t say who did it. I’m not going to play lawyer even for my older brother. but i know putin (…) That’s why I can’t imagine that he did it putinthat putin be guilty”he said, according to the official news agency BELT.

lukashenko stressed that putin is a “calculating person, very calm and even slow when making decisions on less complex issues.”

Regarding the accident, in case it is confirmed that it was a murder, he commented that it had been a job “unprofessional, excessively crude”.

The Belarusian leader also added that, despite his mediation when Prigozhin rebelled against him Kremlin last June, he did not have to “guarantee the safety of Prigozhin”.

Prigozhin visited Belarus in recent weeks, where the Wagnerites have proceeded to set up their new base and instruct the Belarusian special units near the border with Poland.

Previously, the Kremlin He has already flatly rejected thespeculations” about his alleged relationship with the catastrophe of the private plane of Prigozhinin which all its occupants died.

“It’s all a lie”said the spokesman of the Russian Presidency, Dmitry Peskovin his first telematic press conference after a hiatus of almost three weeks.

putin broke his 24-hour silence on the accident on Thursday and, in addition to praising the figure of Prigozhinstressed that the technical and genetic examinations carried out by the specialists will require “some time”.

Numerous analysts and independent media suggest that the Russian president is behind the Prigozhin tragedywho had last appeared this Monday in a video supposedly recorded from Africa.

putin accused him of treason when the head of Wagner revolted and arrived with his troops some 200 kilometers from Moscowbut later received him in the Kremlin and agreed that he would transfer his mercenaries to belarus.

Source: Elcomercio

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