Lukashenko believes Putin not behind Prigozhin plane crash
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said that many people are pushing the blame onto Putin, yet he is certain that the Russian President had nothing to do with the incident.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow, Russia, May 25, 2023. (Sputnik)
The theory that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be responsible for the plane crash accident in which Wagner PMC chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed is not credible, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday, noting that the job was too "unprofessional" for that matter.
"I cannot tell you who did it. I would not play advocate even for my older brother. But I know Putin. He is a calculating man, very calm, maybe even something of a slow burner when he makes decisions about other, less complicated issues. That is why I cannot imagine that Putin did it, that Putin is the one to blame. It was a too rough, unprofessional job, for that matter," Lukashenko was quoted as saying by the state-run Belta news agency.
Lukashenko said that many people are pushing the blame onto Putin, yet he is certain that Putin had nothing to do with the incident.
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On August 24, Putin said during a meeting with Donetsk People's Republic chief Denis Pushilin that Wagner contributed significantly to the fight against Nazism in Ukraine and that Russia "will not forget" the contributions of the group's members.
Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that a private plane on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed in the Tver Region on Wednesday, announcing that the incident killed all 10 people aboard.
The Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia confirmed Wagner Group private military company (PMC) leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard the private jet that crashed that day.
Putin extended his condolences to the families of those deceased and described Prigozhin as someone talented who made "serious mistakes in life."
"He worked not only in our country and worked with results, but also abroad, in Africa in particular," the President noted.
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