The Kremlin rejected Friday rumours it had ordered the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed to have died in a plane crash two months after leading a mutiny in Russia.
Speculation the Kremlin may have been involved has swirled since Wednesday, when a private jet reportedly carrying Prigozhin crashed between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
The rumours have been voiced by Western countries, Kremlin critics and even suggested by some pro-Kremlin figures.
Confirming the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), can only be done via DNA tests, which are not yet available, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"If you listened carefully to the Russian president's statement yesterday, he said that all the necessary tests, including DNA tests, are now being carried out. There are no official results of any kind [yet]. As soon as they are ready to be published, they will be published," Peskov told reporters when asked whether the Kremlin had official confirmation of Prigozhin's death.
The same, according to the spokesman, applies to the causes of the crash of Prigozhin's plane.
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