{"id":2131714,"date":"2023-12-22T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-dismisses-claims-putins-right-hand-assassinated-wagner-chief-pulp-fiction\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T13:03:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T18:03:07","slug":"kremlin-dismisses-claims-putins-right-hand-assassinated-wagner-chief-pulp-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-dismisses-claims-putins-right-hand-assassinated-wagner-chief-pulp-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin denies Putin&#8217;s associate killed Wagner leader: &#8216;Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkremlin-dismisses-claims-putins-right-hand-assassinated-wagner-chief-pulp-fiction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2131714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Kremlin Dismisses Report Linking Top Official to\u200c Oligarch&#8217;s Death<\/h2>\n<p>The Kremlin has vehemently denied a report \u200dsuggesting that one of Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s top officials was involved in the death of oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. \u200cThe Wall Street Journal, which\u200d first broke the story, claimed \u2063that Russian security official Nikolai Patrushev orchestrated a \u2063plane crash that killed the Russian\u200b mercenary.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Lately, unfortunately, the Wall Street Journal has\u200b been very fond of producing pulp fiction,&#8221; stated Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prigozhin, a close ally of Putin, died along with nine others when his \u2062private jet exploded in August. The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s report indicated that the explosion was caused by a small bomb\u200b planted \u2064under\u200c one of the wings,\u2063 citing\u2062 sources from both \u200bformer Russian intelligence and Western intelligence officials.<\/p>\n<p>Prigozhin&#8217;s leadership of \u200bthe Wagner\u200c Group, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-coup-heres-what-to-know-about-the-wagner-rebellion-against-the-russian-military\/\" title=\"Russia coup: Key facts about the Wagner rebellion\">private military organization<\/a> that fought alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, strained his relationship with Putin. In June, the group staged \u2062a rebellion \u200bthat posed a significant threat to \u200dPutin&#8217;s control.<\/p>\n<p>The plane crash occurred two months later, in August.\u200d Prior to Friday, the\u200d Kremlin had consistently denied any involvement \u2063of the Russian government in\u200c Prigozhin&#8217;s death. \u200cIn October, Putin suggested that hand grenades \u200con the plane were responsible for the explosion.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#\">HERE&#8217;S WHERE YOU CAN EXPECT TO HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW\u200b IN THE \u200cUS THIS CHRISTMAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2063evidence does the Wall Street Journal \u200darticle provide to support the claim that \u200da high-ranking Russian official was connected to the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Kremlin has \u200cforcefully\u200b refuted claims made in a report by the Wall Street \u200bJournal, \u200cwhich insinuated that a high-ranking Russian official was connected\u2063 to the death of\u200d oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. Kremlin\u2064 spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed the report as nothing more than &#8220;pulp fiction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yevgeny\u200d Prigozhin,\u2062 a trusted associate of \u200cRussian President Vladimir Putin, was killed in August when his private jet exploded. The Wall Street Journal article stated that the explosion\u200c was caused by a bomb discreetly placed under one of the wings, with sources \u2063from former Russian intelligence\u2062 and\u200c Western intelligence officials supporting this claim.<\/p>\n<p>Prigozhin was the\u200d leader of the Wagner Group, a private military\u200b organization that operated alongside Russian forces\u2064 in Ukraine. However, his leadership role with the Wagner Group strained his relationship with Putin. In June, the group staged a rebellion,\u2062 posing a \u200dsignificant threat to Putin&#8217;s control.<\/p>\n<p>The plane crash occurred two \u2063months later, \u200cin August. Until now, the Kremlin consistently denied any involvement of the Russian government\u200d in Prigozhin&#8217;s death. In October, Putin suggested that hand grenades on the plane may have been responsible\u2062 for the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions rise with the\u200d publication of the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s report, the Kremlin\u200d has staunchly \u2063defended their position, asserting that \u2062it is based on nothing\u200b more than \u200bsensationalism. Despite the Kremlin&#8217;s \u200ddenial, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revolver-news-jan-6-protest-could-be-co-organized-by-govt\/\" title=\"Revolver News: Jan. 6 protest could be co-organized by govt.\">report raises questions<\/a> \u200cabout the extent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-were-all-missing-about-hbos-house-of-the-dragon\/\" title=\"What We\u2019re All Missing About HBO\u2019s \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d\">internal power struggles<\/a> within the Russian government.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin&#8217;s \u2064dismissal of the report may\u2064 cast doubt on the transparency and credibility \u2062of their statements. As more information comes to light \u2062regarding the circumstances surrounding Prigozhin&#8217;s death, it is crucial that an impartial investigation be conducted to uncover \u2062the truth and hold those responsible accountable. In the meantime, the Kremlin&#8217;s denial only adds to the murky\u2062 waters surrounding\u2062 this unsettling incident.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Kremlin&#8217;s strong denial\u2062 of the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s report \u200dlinking a top official to the death of oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin raises concerns about the true nature of the incident. \u2062The discrepancies and contradictory statements surrounding the crash demand an unbiased investigation to shed light on the circumstances. As this\u200c story develops, \u2064it is imperative to uncover the truth and \u2062ensure justice is served.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kremlin labeled a report as &#8220;pulp fiction&#8221; that accused a top official, Nikolai Patrushev, of orchestrating the death of oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. Dismissing the claim as ridiculous, the Russian government stated that Prigozhin&#8217;s demise resulted from a plane crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2131715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2131714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2131714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2131715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2131714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2131714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2131714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}