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Yevgeny Prigozhin
🕑 Added 2023-09-12 17:18:56 +0000 UTCYevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin[a] (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Приго́жин, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ prʲɪˈɡoʐɨn]; 1 June 1961 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader and oligarch.[4] He led the Wagner Group private military company and was a close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin until launching a rebellion in June 2023.[5] Prigozhin was sometimes referred to as "Putin's chef" because he owned restaurants and catering businesses that provided services to the Kremlin.[6] Once a convict in the Soviet Union,[7] Prigozhin controlled a network of influential companies whose operations, according to a 2020 investigation, were "tightly integrated with Russia's Defence Ministry and its intelligence arm, the GRU".[8]
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Claire Nollet
I can't believe this guy's birthday and mine were only 11 days apart. Man, *I* never got to work in an open pit uranium mine, or go to jail, or help to further genocidal military operations. I mean, what have I DONE with my life??
outaspaceman
I’m tempted to ask ChatGPT..🤔
Gmork
I'd love to know what Putin promised Pergozhin that made Pergozhin feel safe to back down. I mean, Perhozhin doesn't seem like the trusting type, and tge whole world assumed Putin would murder him first chance he got. So what could Putin possibly say to convince him that he could walk away and be okay?
Jme Simard
Poutine and hot dogs, iconic pairing.
