BREAKING: Prigozhin Killed by Russian Air Defense, In Same Minute Russian FM Lavrov Still Under Meeting in South Africa - BRICS Summit (*yes this is live update)
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Moscow 8.31pm / DC 1.31pm
In last 50 minutes, circulated rumor that Prigozhin died. Today is Day-546/547 Russia - Ukraine war.
And very worrisome-weird that in same minutes, Russian Foreign Minister still meeting in Johannesburg, marginal meeting / corridor talk after BRICS Summit. According to Indian media, Lavrov still meeting (even now) with FM India Jaishankar. India quadrupled oil and gas demand from Russia after Russia - Ukraine war. 1 Month ago, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia had canceled the debt of African countries in excess of US$20 billion. To help the African continent overcome poverty, Russia has decided to cancel more than US$20 billion in debt contracted by African countries. PM Modi, just 24 hours ago, also decide same thing for Africa in the middle BRICS Summit. India this year is Chair G20.
Yevgeny Prigozhin was on a plane that crashed on a flight from Moscow to St Petersburg. All passengers and crew are dead. Wagner-linked channels say Russian air defense *shot down the plane* – the same private jet Prigozhin regularly uses. Until 72 hours ago, assume that he’s still in Africa, to rejoice Wagner ability in Africa after brouhaha in Kremlin between him and Putin.
Arguably Kremlin get a huge win in Africa (thanks for WAGNER presence) in the last 5 weeks, after the West got expel in Sahel (Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, etc). BRICS Summit also already finished hours ago. But Putin can’t forgive Prigozhin.
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