The Kremlin denies any slowness in the investigation into the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Kremlin is pleased with the progress of the investigation. But no explanation has been offered more than three weeks after the plane crash that killed Wagner paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Since he staged the June 23 mutiny, he has fallen out of favor and is considered a traitor by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Two months later, he died along with his senior aides in the crash of his private jet.

Ukraine and the West suspect Kremlin revenge. A thesis that Moscow rejects, but without yet explaining the reasons for the crash of the plane flying Moscow-St. Petersburg. “We absolutely do not believe” that the investigation is moving too slowly, Dmitry Peskov said Friday at his daily press briefing. “This is not a simple investigation, not a simple incident, so comment is completely premature. »

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The plane’s black boxes were discovered almost immediately, and the plane’s steep fall was captured on video. Russian investigators have not said whether they support the possibility of murder, a technical problem or human error, and the only investigation opened so far involves violations of air safety rules.