Ukraine-Russia war – live: ‘Weak’ Putin killed Wagner boss and will use nuclear weapons as threat, says Zelensky

Vladimir Putin is “weak” and that is why he killed the Wagner mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

During a press conference in Kyiv, the Ukrainian president claimed his Russian counterpart orchesterated the plane crash which killed the mercenary leader and several of his inner circle last month according to “the information we all have”.

He added: “Putin is left with just one step: instil fear in the West with his nuclear weapons … There will be moments when they are moving their nuclear weapons from one place to another to exert pressure on the United States.”

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