MOSCOW: The Kremlin dismissed rumors on Friday that it ordered the assassination of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who reportedly died in an aviation incident after leading an uprising against Russia's military leadership.
'There is a lot of speculation around the plane crash and the tragic death of the passengers, including Yevgeny Prigozhin,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters during a briefing.'Of course, in the West, this speculation is being presented from a certain angle. All of this is an absolute lie,' Peskov said.
'A man lays flowers at the makeshift memorial in honor of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner's operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, in Moscow, on August 24, 2023. AFP PHOTOHe described Prigozhin, once a Kremlin confident and Western sanctioned businessman, as a person who had 'made serious mistakes in his life, but he achieved the right results.
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