Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is finding favor among the Russian public, which is a big problem for the president.
The Russian businessman, who earned the nickname"Putin's chef" thanks to his catering contracts with the Kremlin, withdrew fighters recruited by his paramilitary outfit the
In. this combination image, Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a speech at the SPIEF 2023 St.Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 16, 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia and a Yevgeny Prigozhin video real shared to Telegram, June, 2023.
Prigozhin responded by saying he thinks modern trends are dictated by the Russian people,"who have decided that they do not want lies, do not want deceit and do not want double standards." He also branded the forum as a"feast during the plague," referring to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Prigozhin has a substantial online following, and regularly posts scathing statements, videos, and images via the press service of his company Concord. He has accused Russia's military leadership of"treason" for failing to provide his fighters with sufficient ammunition and, more recently, he shut down a demand from Shoigu and Putin that the Wagner Group"Prigozhin is not allowed on mainstream media, mostly.
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