President’s presence ‘not envisaged’ at funeral of Wagner chief who was killed in plane crash last week
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the funeral of the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin spokesperson has said, amid reports of the first funeral proceedings for Wagner members killed in a plane crash last week.
Speaking to journalists during his daily call, Dmitry Peskov said the funeral arrangements were a matter for the warlord’s family, adding that Moscow did not know when the funeral would take place.
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