Prigozhin's plane crash: The last weeks of the Wagner boss
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The Times
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🗓️ 24 August 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences after a plane crash which is believed to have killed the boss of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. Once close to Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s relationship with the president had soured in recent months after an attempted mutiny. Is Putin to blame for the crash? And could Wagner retaliate against the Kremlin?
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| 0:42.0 | If Gennie Progozion, the fearsome chief of Russia's Wagner mercenaries, is now believed to be dead after his plane was blown out of the sky on Wednesday evening. |
| 1:02.0 | I just want to bring you some breaking news. |
| 1:04.0 | Ten people have been killed in a private jet crash north of Moscow, the Russian Civil Aviation. |
| 1:11.0 | In a televised meeting yesterday, President Putin sent his condolences to the families of the dead and described Progozion as a talented businessman. |
| 1:22.0 | Putin looked impassive talking into the camera. |
| 1:32.0 | He certainly wasn't grief-stricken for his former friend, but then over the last few months, Progozion had become more of a foe. |
| 1:44.0 | In June, he led the Wagner group March on Moscow in what looked like an attempted coup. |
| 1:51.0 | And he seemed to be willing to openly criticize Russia's leadership. |
| 1:57.0 | With regard to the fact that Russia's soldiers are fleeing the trenches, it's not a problem with the soldiers. |
| 2:06.0 | The problem has to do with the people who are managing them. The fish rot from the head. |
| 2:17.0 | Vladimir Putin is known for treating revenge as a dish best served cold, possibly with a side of poison. |
| 2:26.0 | So why did this happen now and in such a spectacular fashion? |
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