Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was supposed to address the much-awaited G20 Summit virtually, is reportedly planning to skip his speech.
The summit is likely to be attended by 29 heads of state as well as top officials of the European Union and invited guest countries and 14 heads of international organisations.
Moscow pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July, claiming that many promises pertaining to the removal of obstacles for Russian exports have not been honoured.
The deceased in Kyiv were two security guards aged 26 and 36 years, while three people sustained injuries from falling debris, according to the city's Military Administration.
Prigozhin was confirmed dead on Sunday after a molecular-genetic analysis of the ten bodies found in plane crash. The victims included Dmitry Utkin, the alleged co-founder of the mercenary group.
Russian state media and other local outlets, which have been covering the Ukraine war extensively since the first day, awarded a few seconds to the funeral event.
According to the governor, the authority has cancelled the flights in order to assess the condition of the runway, if damaged brutally.
The Prime Minister thanked Vladimir Putin for Russia's consistent support to all initiatives under India's presidency of the G20 and both leaders agreed to remain in touch.
Breaking his silence over Prigozhin's death, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was a "talented businessman but made serious mistakes" in a reference to the short-lived mutiny in June.
Although the Kremlin cites ongoing "war" as a reason for his absence, it was obvious his decision to skip the event was motivated by the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged atrocities against children and women in Kyiv.
According to the Kremlin, Putin's main emphasis now is the ongoing war against Ukraine which Moscow dubbed a "special military operation."
Putin sent his condolences to the ten deceased passengers of the plane and said that he came to know about the incident on Thursday morning.
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak are among many who have hinted Putin's role behind the crash that claimed the life of the Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Rumours also claimed Putin's role behind the fatal crash of the Wagner boss-- a leader who was responsible for his dramatic rise within Russia and the outside world.
According to Flightradar24-- a Swedish internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map-- the aircraft was flying normally until 3:19 p.m. GMT.
The development came a day after the Russian mercenary leader posted a video where he was apparently recruiting people for the Wagner group in Africa.
"I want to note that the aspiration to preserve their hegemony in the world led to a dire crisis in Ukraine," said Putin via video conference at the group summit,
Putin, the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant related to the war in Ukraine, did not travel to Johannesburg for the summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies.
"Looking forward to the various deliberations and meetings with world leaders during the BRICS Summit over the next few days," said PM Modi in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
During his visit, PM Modi will also participate in the BRICS–Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue event that will be held as part of the BRICS Summit activities.
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