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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martha McHardy

Russians are convinced Wagner warlord Prigozhin is still alive as conspiracy spreads that Putin killed body double

AP

A Russian political analyst has claimed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still alive and alleged his body double was killed in last week’s plane crash - not the warlord himself.

Dr Valery Solovey, a former professor at Moscow’s Institute of International Relations, claimed that Prigozhin cheated an assassination bid sanctioned by president Putin and is now plotting his revenge.

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