The Kremlin said on Friday that Western suggestions that Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an “absolute lie”.
“Now, of course, there is a lot of speculation around this catastrophe and around the tragic death of the passengers of the plane, including Yevgeny Prigozhin. Of course, in the West, all these speculations are served from a certain angle. All this is an absolute lie,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not held any meetings with Prigozhin recently, the official said, adding that he is not aware yet if Putin will go to Prigozhin’s funeral, as the president has a tight schedule in general.
When asked about the investigation, the spokesman said that there are still few facts, noting that more details will have to be clarified in the course of the probe.
The official results of the investigation into the plane crash will be published, Peskov said.
The Wagner Group does not exist de jure as a structure, so it is hard to say what its future will be, Peskov said.
“Let us not forget that there is no such structure, there is no Wagner PMC de jure. There is, indeed, the Wagner group, as the president has repeatedly said, which has made a great contribution to the special military operation… As for the future [of the Wagner group], I cannot tell you anything right now, I do not know,” Peskov told a briefing.
Source: Agencies
