2023-08-24 07:05:51
Prigozhin was a “murderer”
The leader of the Belarusian opposition in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa, considered that Evgueni Prigojine, was a “murderer” who “will not be missed by anyone”.
She hoped on X (ex-Twitter) that “his death could dismantle Wagner’s presence in Belarus”, a country allied with Moscow.
‘I’m not surprised,’ says Biden
US President Joe Biden said he was “not surprised” on Wednesday night about what was still the possible death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigojine in the plane crash.
“Few things happen in Russia without Putin having something to do with it,” added the American president, although the thesis of the accident has not yet been formally ruled out.
The death of Prigozhin, “a warning addressed to the elites and the army”
For Carole Grimaud, specialist in Russia and founder of the think tank Center for Russia and Eastern Europe Research, the death of Prigojine two months after his attempted rebellion against Russian forces is no coincidence. Our interview.
The bodies of the ten people present in the plane found
According to the Russian news agency Interfax, which quotes the relief, the bodies of the ten people who were on board the plane have been found. Among them, three crew members.
Death of Prigojine, investigation, reactions… what we know after the crash of a plane in Russia
The leader of the paramilitary group Wagner, Evgueni Prigojine, at the origin of a rebellion against the Russian general staff in June, is dead. A private plane crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday. After several hours of uncertainty about his presence or not on board, his death was confirmed. Details in our article.
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