RUSSIA: The Kremlin on Friday rejected allegations that it was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “Right now, of course, there are lots of speculations around this plane crash and the tragic deaths of the passengers of the plane, including Yevgeny Prigozhin.”

He said: “Of course, in the West those speculations are put out under a certain angle, and all of it is a complete lie.”