Twisted Putin sends 'condolences' to household of Wagner chief Prigozhin

The Kremlin has stated that Vladimir Putin has provided his condolences to the household of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group boss, who died in a airplane crash.

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On Sunday, Russia's investigating committee confirmed that Prigozhin was amongst these killed in a crash final Wednesday.

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According to the committee's assertion, after forensic testing, all 10 bodied recovered from the crash website have been recognized, and their identities match the passenger checklist offered.

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Across the nation, spontaneous memorials have sprung up, with emotional guests leaving flowers and different indicators of respect for Prigozhin.

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Several Prigozhin-affiliated Telegram channels have speculated that his loss of life was the results of retaliation by Russia's "internal foes" for his temporary defiance of the nation's navy management in June.

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The Wagner organisation has but to concern an official assertion within the aftermath of Prigozhin's loss of life.

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Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, stated: "The Kremlin does not yet have information about the format and date of Prigozhin’s funeral, so there can be no answer to the question of whether Putin will attend it.

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"As quickly as a call is made, it is going to be communicated to the general public. Such selections are at all times made along with the relations."

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According to Prigozhin's Telegram channel, his funeral could take place on Tuesday at a cemetery dedicated to Wagner fighters in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia.

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Alternative theories propose holding the event at Prigozhin's hometown of St Petersburg.

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According to the St Petersburg newspaper Fontanka, he could be buried in the city's Bogoslovsky or Serofimov cemeteries.

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Prigozhin, aged 62, orchestrated a brief uprising against Russia's navy earlier this yr, directing his mercenaries from Ukraine towards Moscow.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned this motion as "treason" and pledged consequences for those involved.

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However, the Kremlin swiftly reached an agreement with Prigozhin to quell the armed revolt, offering him the freedom to evade any charges and relocate to Belarus.

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Uncertainty lingered regarding whether this former associate of Russia's leader would ultimately face repercussions for the brief insurrection, which posed a substantial challenge to Putin's 23-year-long reign.

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Based on an initial United States' intelligence evaluation, the plane's crash resulted from a deliberate explosion. As suspicions grew, suggesting that the Russian president might have orchestrated an assassination, the Kremlin vehemently dismissed these claims as a "full lie."

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One of the Western officials describing the initial assessment noted that Prigozhin was "very possible" targeted and that an explosion would align with Putin's "persistent historical past of silencing his critics."

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