Both Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner founder Dmitry Utkin are said to have been on board when a private plane crashed in Russia on Wednesday evening. On Thursday afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin. In a statement, the Russian president said that he had known Prigozhin since the 90s, and that he was a skilled businessman. Putin says the incident will be investigated, but it may take time to find out what happened. Should be remembered as a murderer After the Wagner group attempted a coup two months ago, Yevgenij, among others, went straight to Belarus. He will not be missed there, according to opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaja, who is in exile. – Prigozhin is a murderer, says the opposition leader in Belarus, Svetlana Tikhanovskaja, who is in exile. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB – He was a murderer and should be remembered as such, says Tikhanovskaja. She believes his death could weaken the Wagner Group’s presence in Belarus. In this way, the threat it poses to Belarus and the neighboring countries is reduced. Gave Prigozhin false security Daniel Hoffman, who is a former top CIA official, believes that Prigozhin was not arrested after the failed coup attempt, to give him a false sense of security. By giving Prigozhin freedom of movement, Dage could have been taken in an ambush. – This is about the regime’s security for Putin. He could not allow a person whom he had called a traitor in June to live, says Hoffman. He thinks Prigozhin had an inflated belief in his own staying power. – Putin is ready to wipe out all enemies Estonia’s Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, has also reacted. Just like President Biden, she points to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. – If this is true, then it shows that Putin is ready to wipe out all his enemies. It must frighten anyone who considers expressing an opinion that differs from his, she says to CNN. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says this shows that Putin is ready to wipe out all his enemies. Photo: Pavel Golovkin / AP Doubts about the cause of the accident France also supports Joe Biden’s statement that there is little that happens in Russia that Putin is not behind. – On a general basis, it is a truth we can establish, says the government’s spokesperson, Olivier Véran to France 2. He expresses doubts about the cause of the plane crash. – We do not yet know the circumstances surrounding the plane crash. We can have some reasonable doubts, says government spokesman Olivier Véran to the France 2 TV channel. Russian aviation authorities confirm that Wagner chief Prigozhin was on board the crashed plane. Even in Ukraine, the plane crash is not seen as accidental. Zelensky’s advisor believes the crash is a warning from Putin. Photo: STRINGER / Reuters The adviser to President Zelenskyj, Mykhailo Podolyak, notes that this is happening on the day two months after Prigozhin marched with the Wagner group towards Moscow. He believes this is a signal from Putin to the country’s elite before the presidential election next year. – Watch out! Lack of loyalty is equal to death, says Podolyak on X/Twitter. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reminds that the Wagner group is responsible for cruel criminal acts against Ukrainians. – We have to fear that Russia, with or without Wagner, will continue with its cynical game not only in Ukraine, but also in Africa, says Baerbock.
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