Why it took a year for patrushev to kill prigozhin

The assassination of yevgeny prigozhin was organized by a close friend of vladimir putin, the secretary of the Security Council of the russian federation, nikolai patrushev. He had warned putin about the danger of prigozhin a year before the murder.

It was reported by The Wall Street Journal .

According to the WSJ, patrushev began warning putin about the danger posed by prigozhin back in the summer of 2022, but the president did not heed his words as the wagnerites were making progress on the battlefield.

"patrushev warned putin that relying on prigozhin and his mercenaries in the war with Ukraine was giving him more influence and threatening the kremlin", - the WSJ noted.

According to the source, in October 2022, prigozhin allegedly called putin and complained in a rude manner about the shortage of ammunition, which was causing heavy losses. At that moment, patrushev happened to be in putin's office.

"patrushev warned putin that relying on prigozhin and his mercenaries in the war with Ukraine was giving him more influence and threatening the kremlin", - the WSJ noted.

In June 2023, when prigozhin started a mutiny, patrushev saw it as an opportunity to get rid of the head of the military-industrial complex forever and began to develop a plan for his assassination. putin was shown these plans - he did not object.

"patrushev warned putin that relying on prigozhin and his mercenaries in the war with Ukraine was giving him more influence and threatening the kremlin", - the WSJ noted.

Half an hour after takeoff, the bomb exploded at an altitude of approximately 8500 meters. All ten people on board were killed.

We remind you that on August 23, the plane stopped transmitting data on its location. Later, the plane crashed - all those on board died, including yevgeny prigozhin.