"Russian Power Politics: High-Level Conspiracy in Prigozhin's Assassination"

The Kremlin has dismissed a report by the Wall Street Journal claiming that the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, in a plane crash was orchestrated by Russian security official Nikolai Patrushev. The report cited unnamed Western intelligence officials and a former Russian intelligence officer. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov criticized the Wall Street Journal for producing "pulp fiction" and refused to comment further on the matter. Prigozhin's death occurred two months after a mutiny within the Wagner group, which was seen as a challenge to President Vladimir Putin's authority. The Kremlin has previously denied any involvement in Prigozhin's death.