An old video of Vladimir Putin saying 'betrayal' is absolutely unforgivable has resurfaced after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash

• An old video of Vladimir Putin saying that "betrayal" is unforgivable is circulating online.

• The clip resurfaced on X, formerly Twitter, after Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crashed on Wednesday.

• The downing of Prigozhin's plane has fueled speculation that Putin was behind it.

An old interview of Russian leader Vladimir Putin talking about "betrayal" went viral after Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crashed on Wednesday.

A nine-second video clip from a 2018 documentary on Putin was posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. The post had been viewed over 190,000 times at press time.

"Does one need to be able to forgive?" the interviewer asked Putin.

"Yes, but not everything," Putin replied.

"What can't be forgiven?" the interviewer asked.

"Betrayal," Putin said.

On Wednesday, the Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that Prigozhin's name was on the passenger manifesto of a plane that crashed in the Tver region, just outside of Moscow. Russian media outlet RIA Novosti also released footage of what it claims is Prigozhin's plane spiraling out of the sky before hitting the ground.

The Wagner mercenary leader in June launched a failed mutiny against Russian military leaders after a long-standing feud with Russia's military brass. In the lead-up to the attempted uprising, Prigozhin had been vocal in his criticism of Russia's war in Ukraine, and often posted videos raging at Putin's war chiefs.

However, Prigozhin aborted the mutiny and ended up striking a deal with the Kremlin. As part of the agreement, Prigozhin has been exiled to Belarus in exchange for not being prosecuted for the rebellion.

The circumstances of Prigozhin's plane crash have fueled speculation that Putin ordered his death. Wagner-affiliated social media channels have claimed unspecified air-defense systems in Russia took out Prigozhin's plane. The cause of the crash remains unclear.

Putin has previously been suspected of assassinating his rivals. Last year, two critics of Putin's war on Ukraine died after falling from building windows.

In September, Russian energy oligarch Ravil Maganov died after falling out of a window at a Moscow hospital. Maganov's death came almost six months after his company issued a statement expressing "deepest concerns" about the war in Ukraine.

And, in December, Russian tycoon Pavel Antov died after falling out of a hotel window in India. Antov had previously criticized the invasion of Ukraine on his WhatsApp account in June before claiming that someone else had sent the message, per the BBC.

"Putin is someone who generally thinks that revenge is a dish best served cold," CIA Director Bill Burns said at an annual security forum in Aspen last month. "In my experience, Putin is the ultimate apostle of payback so I would be surprised if Prigozhin escapes further retribution for this."

A representative for Russia's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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