Ukrainian advisor says Prigozhin's death in a plane crash is a warning that there's no negotiating with Putin

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 11:52

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits in a chair, glaring — Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in July 2023.
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A Ukrainian presidential advisor warned that Prigozhin's death shows Putin won't negotiate.
Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week, confirmed by Russia.
Mykhailo Podolyak said Putin "is focused solely on escalation, scaling up murder and destruction."

A Ukrainian presidential advisor warned that Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's death shows there's no room to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that there's no end in sight for the war so long as he's in power.