Putin was worried about the growing power of Wagner Group, ordered this man to murder Prigozhin!

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), quoting Western intelligence and a former Russian intelligence officer, has reported that the country’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, considered the right hand of Russian President Vladimir Putin, murdered Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group. Had ordered. The Wagner Group was a key part of the Russian military during the Ukraine War before the escalating rhetoric between Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russia’s Defense Minister Yevgeny Prigozhin resulted in a brief attempted coup in Russia in June 2023 that shook the Kremlin’s foundation.

Yevgeny Prigozhin abruptly ended his so-called Justice March on Moscow after Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko agreed to allow him and his Wagner forces into his country. Yevgeny Prigozhin and other top Wagner commanders were killed in August when their plane exploded. The report claims that Nikolai Patrushev had long viewed Yevgeny Prigozhin as a threat even before the rebellion because he did not approve of the Wagner boss’s open criticism of top Russian military officers and was concerned that he had taken too much for granted. Have gained power.

The report claims that Nikolai Patrushev has worked under Vladimir Putin since the beginning of his time as president and is the second most powerful person in Russia. He decided to punish Yevgeny Prigozhin after the rebellion.