A Russian political analyst has stated that Wagner leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is alive. The analyst also claimed that it was his body double that was murdered in the recent plane crash.
According to Dr Valery Solovey, Prigozhin is ‘alive, well, and free’ in an unnamed country even as Russia plans his funeral which Vladimir Putin does not want to attend.
Solovey, a political analyst and former professor at Moscow’s prestigious Institute of International Relations [MGIMO], a training school for spies and diplomats, said Prigozhin is now plotting his revenge.
Solovey accused the Russian authorities of lying that Prigozhin’s DNA was found at the crash site in the Tver region while they were aware that the bid to kill the Wagner leader had failed because a body double, which the warlord was known to use got on the plane in his place.
While challenging US intelligence claims that the plane was destroyed by a blast on board, Solovey said: “First, the plane in which Yevgeny Prigozhin was supposed to fly was downed by a Russian air defence system.
“There was no explosion on board. It was downed from the outside.”
He stated that the secret operation to carry out this strike “was developed in [Russia’s] Security Council, and was sanctioned personally by the Russian president [Vladimir Putin].”
He added: “The warlord is now ‘alive, well, and free.
“Prigozhin himself was not on board. His double was flying instead of him. By the way, Vladimir Putin is perfectly aware of that.
“If you believe official statements of the Russian authorities, then what can I say…?”
Solovey said he would reveal Prigozhin’s supposed country of exile in early September but denied it was in Africa where the Wagner private army has multiple interests.
Meanwhile, Prigozhin, whose funeral is imminent and which Putin is refusing to attend, aimed to show himself by the end of this year.
The spokesman of Putin said: “The presence of the President is not provided.
“We don’t have any specific information on funerals. Still, the decision on this matter is made by relatives and friends.”
Solovey insisted that exiled Prigozhin was ‘preparing for revenge.’
He said: “How did he end up alive while his close people died? This is the choice he [Prigozhin] was faced with.
“I’m not talking about the moral side of this choice. God forbid any of us face such a choice.
“He intends to take revenge for having been faced with such a choice. He intends to take revenge on people who were intending to destroy him, and destroyed people close to him.”
He revealed further that Prigozhin has access to £1.6 billion in Bitcoin, a fund he will use to strike back.
He said: “That is more than enough for revenge. As for ambition, energy, and courage, he has plenty of that.”
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