Biden ‘not surprised’ by reports of plane crash in Russia
24 August 2023 |
8:13 am
U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that reports saying Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet that crashed was not surprising.
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