Russia-Ukraine war: death of Prigozhin shows Putin is weak, says Zelenskiy – as it happened

Killing of Prigozhin speaks to Putin’s rationality and weakness, says Zelenskiy

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said on Friday the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is responsible for mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death.

Prigozhin died in a plane crash with his top lieutenants last month. Zelenskiy, who provided no evidence to back up his assertion, made the comment in passing at a conference in Kyiv as he was asked a question about Putin, Reuters reports.

He said:

The fact that he [Putin] killed Prigozhin – at least that’s the information we all have, not any other kind – that also speaks to his rationality, and about the fact that he is weak.