Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin death rumours: How World is reacting to Russian mercenary chief possible demise
Also read: Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Successful | LIVE Updates: NASA congratulates ISRO, says ‘glad to be partner in the mission' The world has responded to this development with a mix of speculation and commentary: President Joe Biden expressed a cautious response to the news, stating that he wasn't surprised with the news. Biden said, “I don’t know for a fact what happened, but I’m not surprised." He added, “There’s not much that happens in Russia that Putin’s not behind.
But I don’t know enough to know the answer." The US National Security Council echoed these sentiments, with spokeswoman Adrienne Watson remarking, "If confirmed, no one should be surprised. The disastrous war in Ukraine led to a private army marching on Moscow, and now, it would seem, to this." Also read: Chandrayaan-3 landing: Noida-based tech start-up powers eyes of Pragyaan lunar rover Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak took to social media to interpret the crash as a signal from the Kremlin to anyone displaying disloyalty.
He stated, "The demonstrative elimination of Prigozhin and the Wagner command two months after the coup attempt is a signal from Putin to Russia’s elites ahead of the 2024 elections. ‘Beware! Disloyalty equals death.'" Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, in an interview with CNN, expressed concerns about Putin's approach to opponents.
She stated, “eliminate opponents and that scares anyone who is thinking of expressing opinion different than his." Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, on state news channel TVP Info, cast doubt on the circumstances surrounding the crash. He said, “We would have great trouble naming anyone who would intuitively think this was a coincidence.
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