Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Wagner Group leader

“Of course, in the West those speculations are put out under a certain angle, and all of it is a complete lie.”

The jet crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia (AP)

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led an abortive uprising two months ago.

Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call: “Right now, of course, there are lots of speculations around this plane crash and the tragic deaths of the passengers of the plane, including Yevgeny Prigozhin.