Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had previously received information about the impending assassination attempt on Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and reported it to the Kremlin.
“The last time we flew to the Emirates (January-February – socialbites.ca), I received much deeper information from the sources about the initiative against Yevgeny Prigozhin,” said the politician. He gave a coded message to Putin and Bortnikov about this.
According to Lukashenka, the founder of Wagner PMC never wanted to ensure his safety.
“To answer this question directly: I do not have to ensure the safety of Prigozhin. This is the first. Secondly, the conversation never went this far, ”he noted, adding that threats to Prigozhin’s life were nevertheless discussed with him several times – during the negotiations during the armed uprising and at one of the last meetings.
“I don’t believe”
The President of Belarus stressed that he does not believe the version that Prigozhin’s plane was hit by a missile.
“I wasn’t at the scene of the accident. The only thing, I’m starting to think: a shot down missile, an explosion on board … Do you know what “dropped missile” means? Only the commander-in-chief can command military space forces to do something. Then command a particular unit. “They will give it to you. And it will command a certain calculation. Do you understand how many people are involved?” said.
“What idiot would do that? Although I don’t deny that either: the devil knows, maybe some crazy person has decided there,” Lukashenka summed up.
“RF doesn’t need it”
According to the Belarusian leader, Moscow did not need an assassination attempt on Prigozhin, as the parties had reached an agreement a long time ago.
“The assassination attempt on Yevgeny Prigozhin made no sense for the Russian authorities,” he said, adding that the organizers of the uprising agreed with Moscow on all differences of opinion.
He added that it has now been confirmed that the tail of the plane actually came out. “So there was probably an explosion on board. Who did it, I personally do not know. However, I do not believe that Putin will do this because I know how meticulous, careful and accurate he is.
He also added that “he wouldn’t even be a lawyer for his older brother,” but that he couldn’t imagine Putin doing that. “A very rude, unprofessional job,” the politician summed up.
“No official results”
Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the results of the investigation into the disaster will be published after all necessary investigations are completed. Thus, he answered the question of whether the Kremlin could officially confirm the death of Prigozhin.
“He said that if you listen carefully to the statement of the Russian President yesterday, all the necessary examinations, including genetics, will now be done,” the spokesperson said. investigation.
Peskov was also unable to answer the question of whether Putin would attend Prigozhin’s funeral, as he had a very busy schedule.
“The truth is, we do not know with you how long the necessary investigations and due process of the investigation will take. Therefore, no more funerals etc. In the absence of dates it is often impossible to talk about it. “All I can say is that the president has a pretty busy work schedule right now,” Peskov said.
The spokesperson also assured that the president had not met with the founder of PMC recently.
SC study
The Embraer Legacy business jet crashed on the evening of August 23 near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region. According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, there were ten people on board, including the head of PMC Prigozhin.
The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case for violation of safety rules and operating a vehicle (Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Flight recorders were confiscated, a detailed investigation continues at the scene.
After the accident, 10 bodies were found. “Molecular genetic studies are being done to determine their identity,” the ICR’s press service said. Telegram.
“All possible versions of what happened will be carefully checked,” the press service added.