If the leader of the Wagner Group is in fact dead, it would send a clear message to critics and adversaries of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says CTV News military analyst David Fraser.
, exactly two months after he led a short-lived mutiny. If Yevgeny Prigozhin is in fact dead, a military analyst says the crash would send a clear message to critics and adversaries of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Although Prigozhin was supposed to be exiled to Belarus as part of the deal to end his brief mutiny, he reportedly continued to visit Russia. Russian media reports that three pilots and seven passengers died when a private jet crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday. While it is unclear if Prigozhin was aboard the plane, officials say he was on its passenger list.
"We'll never actually know what the true story is going to be, because it's coming out of Russia," Fraser said. "But irrespective of that, for Putin, whether he did this or not it certainly makes him look very much in power, very much taking control of the situation."
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