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Putin Skips Funeral for Wagner Chief Prigozhin, Kremlin Says
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0:17Now PlayingRussian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t plan to attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash.
“There are no plans for the president to attend,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists Tuesday, according to the Interfax news service. “We don’t have any information about the funeral. This is a decision for family and friends.”
Russian investigators on Sunday confirmed Prigozhin’s death in the crash, as speculation continued to swirl over a possible Kremlin-ordered execution. All 10 passengers and crew, including some of Prigozhin’s top lieutenants, listed as having been onboard the Embraer SA Legacy 600 private jet died when it crashed en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg on Aug. 23.
Later Tuesday, Prigozhin’s press service said on Telegram that a “farewell” for the mercenary chief had been held in a closed ceremony, and those wishing to pay respects could visit the Porokhovskoe cemetery, which is in St. Petersburg. It wasn’t possible to verify the information, and there’s been no public indication the authorities have released the body yet.
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