Joe Biden says US investigating what brought down jet with Wagner chief apparently onboard; Russian capital’s mayor reports no damage in drone attack
US trying to determine what downed Prigozhin plane, says Biden
President Joe Biden has said US officials are trying to determine precisely how Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was brought down, leaving no survivors.
Russia earlier on Friday criticised Biden for expressing his lack of surprise that Prigozhin had been killed in a plane crash and cautioned that it was not appropriate for Washington to make such remarks, Reuters reports.
Asked by reporters what brought down the Wagner leader’s jet in Russia, Biden said on Friday:
I’m not at liberty to speak to that precisely … We’re trying to nail down precisely, but I don’t have anything to say.
Russian president Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Prigozhin’s family on Thursday, breaking his silence after the mercenary leader’s plane crashed two months after he led a mutiny against Russia’s military chiefs.Opening summary
Welcome back to our live coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I’m Adam Fulton and here’s a look at the latest key developments.
President Joe Biden has said US officials are still trying to determine exactly how Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was brought down in Russia, killing all 10 people aboard.
Biden said on Friday the US was “trying to nail down precisely” the cause of Wednesday’s jet crash in the Tver region north-west of Moscow.
