Russian President Vladimir Putin described Yevgeny Prigozhin as a man who made serious 'mistakes' but 'achieved results.'
Putin expressed condolences Thursday for those who were listed onboard the jet,
. He made the remarks while speaking with the Russian-installed leader of Ukraine's partially occupied Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, in a televised interview."First of all I want to express words of sincere condolences to the families of all the victims," Putin said, describing Prigozhin as a man who made serious"mistakes" but"achieved results."
On Wednesday, President Biden was asked if he believed Putin was behind it. He replied:"There's not much that happens in Russia that Putin's not behind, but I don't know enough to know the answer to that."
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