Did Putin have a role in Wagner chief Prigozhin's death? Elon Musk says 'slight chance this is...'
Merriam Webster, Psy Op stands for military operations usually aimed at influencing the enemy's state of mind through noncombative means Elon Musk's response came after a X user posted, "That didn't take too long." See the post here Elon Musk is known to never shy away from commenting on worldly controversial events, and his remark on the Wagner chief's death is no surprise either. Elon Musk's comments seem to reiterate what experts and western think tanks have opinied that the ‘accident’ was an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged President Vladimir Putin’s authority. Russia's Vladimir Putin has also remained silent as speculation swirled.
Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had in June led a rebellion against the Kremlin attempting to topple Russia's military leadership. On Wednesday he was on a plane which crashed killing him and all other passengers on the plane. The 62-year-old was on board a private plane that crashed while traveling between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Russian authorities have not put forward any cause for the crash, leaving the field open for a mass of questions and assumptions. Putin's rage at Wagner's mutiny, his history of eliminating opponents and the tightening of his regime's control since its invasion of Ukraine have all been highlighted by observers pinning Prigozhin's death on the Kremlin. Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anonymous sources in Wagner who said Prigozhin was dead.
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