Russia Expert Reacts To Putin Rival & Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's Reported Death

A plane believed to be carrying Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed and killed everyone on board Wednesday, leading many to suggest the crash was not a freak accident but another case of Russian President Vladimir Putin punishing his critics, something the Russian oligarch has a long history of. Barnard College Columbia University Political science professor Kimberly Marten joins Brittany Lewis on 'Forbes Newsroom' to discuss.

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[missreserved]

Perhaps im a stupid American, did anyone think Russia would let this stand?? Would America??

[DharmaTalksToo]

The Chinese ancients said,
"For hundreds of thousands of years, the stew in the pot
Has boiled up a resentment very hard to level.
If you want to know why there are calamities and wars in the world,
Just listen to the sounds from a slaughterhouse at midnight."

"In the world today, there are too many who take life and too few people who save lives. Everyone knows only how to kill. Everyone has neglected to liberate life. When you kill someone, he will want to kill you back. This mutual revenge leads to the cycle of rebirth in the world of the five turbidities. When will this cycle of mutual vengeance ever come to an end?" Ven. Master Hsuan Hua

[MrMJmusicLover]

He beat Putin to it by faking his own death. 😅

[victorzvyagintsev]

What makes you think he was Putins rival? Or even that he was the leader of Wagner? (though to be fair, the Wagner also died on this plane)

[Crusades]

The plane accidentally fell out of a skyscraper.

[alexandragraham]

For Putin there is no rival, it's why so many people are jealous and do everything to get rid of him or make him look nasty... Conduct the investigation, then talk..

[Everly]

Lol he wasn't Putins "rival"

[hubertschmitt]

Do have better evidence in this case than you have in the case of Assange? Great you know everything what is going on in Russia. Do you have same quality of knowledge about war crimes made public by WikiLeaks about Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria etc. ?

[texasgunslinger]

You have a woman "expert, " giving her opinion on how a man (Putin), operates. Well I know how women operate. And thereby your own judgement, you are judged! But of course, you already know that. Which is why you keep studdering over your words.

[ChrisDeWine]

Trump is wishing he could be a Putin with the defectors in his criminal cases... 😂 🤣 😂

[doubleooh]

Sounds like someone who identifies as a russian expert!

[raishaferreira]

Russia people stand up for many years oppression!