2023-10-05 20:15:22
Fragments of a hand grenade were found in the bodies of the victims of the crash of the plane of the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin recorded in August, indicated Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin added that the experts who investigated the accident They find no indication that the plane has suffered an “external impact.” All 10 people on board, including the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Prigozhin, were killed.
Although Putin noted that the investigation is still ongoing and He did not say what caused the aircraft to crash. His statement seemed to imply that the plane was brought down by an accidental grenade explosion.
Prigozhin’s aborted rebellion in June marked the most serious challenge to Putin, who has been in power for more than two decades and has eroded his authority.
Exactly two months after the start of the rebellion, a plane carrying Prigozhin and his top lieutenants crashed on August 23 while flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
War
Putin also stated that Russia has “no interest in conquering more territories” because they have “enough areas” to develop, that Russia “did not start the so-called ‘war’ in Ukraine, but is trying to end it”, and described the current Western elites as “irresponsible compared to those of the Cold War” .
“The Ukrainian crisis It is not a territorial conflictl, I would like to emphasize it. “Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of territory,” Putin said at a plenary session of the Valdai Debate Club in Sochi.
Prigozhin’s plane crashed on August 23 while flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg. AFP Photo
“We have no interest in conquering more territories.
We have enough areas to develop, whether it is Siberia, Eastern Siberia or the Far East,” he said. “This is not a territorial conflict and not even a question of establishing a regional geopolitical balance.”
“The issue is much broader and more fundamental,” Putin added. “We are talking about the principles on which a new world order will be based. Lasting peace will only be established when everyone feels safe.”
The Russian president described the current Western elites as “irresponsible compared to those of the Cold War,” and considered the current international environment “unstable and quite aggressive.”
“Some Western countries have shown “excessive arrogance”, he added. “The arrogance of our so-called partners in the West was simply exaggerated. There is no other way to put it.”
He warned that “in the future the economic situation in the West could change.”
“A lasting global peace will only be established when everyone feels safe and knows that their opinion is respected,” he said, adding that he had proposed that Russia join NATO, but that “the proposal was rejected.”
Putin stressed that Russia “did not start the so-called ‘war’ in Ukrainebut is trying to put an end to it.”
On the other hand, Putin formally authorized the transfer of the first shipment of Russian uranium to the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has received its first shipment of uranium to fuel its nuclear power plant, a project funded by Russia to strengthen the country’s energy grid but complicated by sanctions against Moscow.
“Today is a day of pride and joy for the people of Bangladesh”said Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to confirm the delivery.
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