Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin admits interfering in US elections

Russian businessman and founder of Wagner Group says interference will continue as midterms loom

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The powerful Russian businessman and a close Vladimir Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted to interfering in US elections on the eve of a midterm vote in which Republicans will seek to take control of Congress and state-wide offices across the country.

Gentlemen, we interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere," Prigozhin, who has previously been accused of influencing the outcome of elections across continents, said in a statement posted by his catering company, Concord.