“The world knows Vladimir Putin’s track record of silencing his critics.”

CASPER, WY – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today issued the following statement after reports that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was onboard a plane that crashed in Russia.

“The world knows Vladimir Putin’s track record of silencing his critics. Two months after attempting to overthrow Putin’s regime, Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Wagner Group’s leader – was reportedly killed in a plane crash in Russia. This is a clear reminder of Putin’s brutality. Putin only responds to strength. America and our allies need to show strength now more than ever.”

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