Putin breaks silence after Prigozhin's plane crash, calling the Wagner boss a 'man of complicated fate' who made 'serious mistakes'

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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War experts suspect Prigozhin's plane crash could be the Kremlin's 'final step' in eliminating Wagner's independence

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Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.
Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.

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Putin's old spy agency is a prime suspect for taking out Prigozhin's plane

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Eyewitness footage of the crash site of a plane linked to Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, near Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, in this screen grab taken from a video.
Footage of the crash site of a plane linked to Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, near Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

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There is little doubt that Putin had Prigozhin killed — which is almost certainly the point

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Prigozhin and Putin in a composite image
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, right, in a composite image.

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An old video of Vladimir Putin saying 'betrayal' is absolutely unforgivable has resurfaced after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Yevgeny Prigozhin (right).
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Yevgeny Prigozhin (right).

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How Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin spent the mysterious 2 months between his failed coup and his plane crash — from strange meetings with Putin to sitting in a tent in his underwear

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A screen grab captured from a video shared online shows Yevgeny Prigozhin
A screen grab captured from a video shared online shows Yevgeny Prigozhin speaking in a desert area while wearing camouflage in a video for the first time after his rebellion in an unspecified location, possibly in Africa, on August 21, 2023.

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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group leader accused of 'betrayal' and 'treason' by Putin?

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Yvengy Prigozhin serving Vladimir Putin.
Yevgeny Prigozhin with Vladimir Putin.

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The CIA's director predicted last month that Putin would seek revenge on Yevgeny Prigozhin after his failed coup

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Xi and Putin are seeking to expand the alliance of BRICS nations to challenge the global dominance of the US and the dollar

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends an informal meeting of leaders of the BRICS countries via video link in Moscow, on August 22, 2023.

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Elon Musk seemed to have 'bought what Putin was selling, hook, line, and sinker,' fellow PayPal mafia member says

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Reid Hoffman sits in the lobby of LinkedIn's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020.
Reid Hoffman (left) said Elon Musk, a fellow member of the"PayPal Mafia" said Musk bought into the Vladimir Putin's take on the war in Ukraine.

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