Kremlin, Asked About Report On Mercenary Prigozhin's Death, Talks Of 'Pulp Fiction'

The Kremlin accused The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) of publishing "pulp fiction" on December 22 after the U.S. newspaper reported that the death of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash had been orchestrated by Russian security official Nikolai Patrushev. The WSJ reported that Prigozhin's private plane was downed by a small bomb placed under a wing. Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, led a mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin in June and died in the plane crash on August 23.