The White House issued a written statement on the matter. “The President was briefed on the plane crash in Russia,” the statement said. statement was included.
“NO ONE SHOULD BE SURPRISED”
White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson, on the other hand, stated that they saw the news that Wagner’s founder Yevgeniy Prigojin was also on the private plane in the message she shared on her social media account, “No one should be surprised if it is confirmed.” she used the phrase.
BIDEN: I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
Biden said in a statement on the subject, “I don’t know what happened to Prigojin, but there are not many cases where Putin is not behind such events.” used the phrases.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In a written statement from the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, St. It was reported that 10 people died as a result of the crash of the private plane going to St. Petersburg in the Tver region. Russian news agency TASS stated that Wagner’s founder Prigojin was also on the plane. Prigojin, with his mercenary warriors, started an armed rebellion against the Russian government on 24 June.
The uprising ended with the intervention of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.