 Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin (Picture: EPA) Vladimir Putin appeared to confirm the warlord was killed in the incident, paying tribute to him in a televised speech from the Kremlin. The aircraft showed no sign of a problem until a precipitous drop in its final 30 seconds, according to flight-tracking data. On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed the rumours that Putin was behind the death. He said: 'There is now a great deal of speculation surrounding this plane crash and the tragic deaths of the plane's passengers, including Yevgeny Prigozhin. Of course, in the West, all this speculation is presented from a well-known angle. 'All of this is an absolute lie, and here, when covering this issue, it is necessary to base yourself on facts. There are not many facts ye){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Wagney Group soldiers have been ordered to sign an oath of allegiance after their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died.
Anyone carrying out work on behalf of the military or supporting what Moscow calls its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine will have to swear a formal oath of allegiance to Russia.
Vladimir Putin’s decree was published on the Kremlin website and described as a way to ‘forge the spiritual and moral foundations of the defence of Russia’.
The oath includes a line where those making it promise to strictly follow the orders of commanders and senior leaders.