Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin admits founding Wagner mercenary group
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#64279)
Russian businessman confirms deployment to countries in Latin America and Africa in first public confirmation of link
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, has admitted that he founded the Wagner Group private military company in 2014, the first public confirmation of a link he has previously denied.
Prigozhin, known as Putin's chef" because his catering business hosted dinners attended by the Russian president, said he founded Wagner to support Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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