“I agree that it is time to liquidate Prigozhi.” This is how the leader of the Wagner group reacted to the alleged discussion between William Burns and Zelensky about his murder. And he promised: “I will certainly help.”
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The director of the CIA, William Burns, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, will have discussed, in the meeting that took place about two weeks ago in kyiv, the assassination of the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The news is being reported by Russian social networks, and the leader of the Wagner group himself has already “been informed” of it, according to the press service team on Telegram. And Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted ironically to the mix: “It’s a very good idea. I agree that it is time to liquidate Prigozhi. If they contact me, I will certainly help them.”
The Kremlin spokesman, Dymtry Peskov, in turn, was also questioned on the matter, having referred it to the intelligence services. Even so, the head of communication for the Russian presidency says that Ukraine has already been behind several assassination attempts, recalling what happened to Darya Dugina. The daughter of notorious Putin ideologue Aleksandr Dugin died in August, the victim of an attack that reportedly targeted her father.
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“The kyiv regime’s involvement in these assassination attempts is obvious.so it is a danger to our citizens,” Dymtry Peskov was quoted as saying by .
New details about the conversation between Burns and Zelensky have been reported in recent weeks. Sources heard by the Washington Post revealed that the CIA director would have stressed that the war is going through a crucial moment, recognize that the aid granted may decrease in the future.
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At the moment, the most intense fighting is concentrated in the Donetsk region, particularly in the city of Bakhmut. The forces of the Wagner group, which have participated in the Russian “special military operation” since the beginning of the war, have faced Ukrainian troops on that front and have recently claimed the conquest of Soledar, a town near Bakhmut.
The Wagner group, founded by Prigozhin in 2014, has played a significant role in Russian operations in Ukraine, in a campaign marked by allegations of violence. According to US authorities, the private military company currently has 50,000 men on Ukrainian soil, 80% of whom were recruited from Russian prisons. In response to “atrocities” committed by its fighters, the United States last week designated Wagner as an international criminal organization.
Source: Observadora
