Farkhad Akhmedov is also said to have called the Kremlin leadership 'scum' during an alleged conversation with a prominent music producer.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses members of the Russian National Guard in Moscow on March 27, 2023. A leaked conversation allegedly between two high-profile Russian oligarchs criticized the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.It was not possible to independently verify the clip's veracity, nor the identities of the speakers, buthas reached out via email to representatives of Akhmedov's and Prigozhin's companies for comment. The Kremlin has also been contacted for comment.
Russia's political elites have maintained a tight grip on public dissent, and the Kremlin has cracked down on civil and media freedoms since the start of in February 2022. The U.S. State Department said in January 2023 that Russia's leaders were engaging in an"intensifying campaign to cut off independent sources of information and silence voices of conscience."reported that the clip was initially posted on March 7. The European branch of Russian independent outlet
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