The Russian leader sparked outrage after speculating about drug use from former Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who recently died in a plane crash.
Allies of the late Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin have voiced new critiques recently against Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling for a second march on Moscow and warning that his recent remarks about his death make the situation 'worse.
Not even taking into account the fact that the discovered packages contained powder simulating narcotic substances, and it was even returned by FSB officers after examination,' the post reads, according to a translation from independent Russian news outlet Meduza.The post added that the drugs found at the mansion were used by the Wagner Group's 'secret' intelligence agency, and that the cash would have been used to pay salaries.
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