Yevgeny Prigozhin is a close friend of Putin.
There is a Russian mercenary group that works with the Kremlin.
He told Putin that he was worried about the direction of the war in Ukraine.
According to The Washington Post, Yevgeny Prigozhin shared his feelings about the war with Putin.
One member of Putin's circle expressed concern about the Kremlin's management of the war to the president as reports of Russia's losses in Ukraine began to circulate in September.
The Washington Post reported that Yevgeny V. Prigozhin was a friend of Putin.
Prigozhin denied the report to The Post and said that he didn't criticize the management of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
Prigozhin has criticized the military leadership before.
The Chechen Republic's head, Ramzan Kadyrov, called out a Russian commander and senior officers after Russia was forced out of Ukraine.
We know a lot about Prigozhin.
According to court documents obtained by Meduza, Prigozhin was convicted of assault, robbery, and fraud in 1981 and was sentenced to life in prison.
He was sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony but was released nine years later.
After his release, Prigozhin opened up a hot dog stand.
After opening a convenience store, he started a chain of restaurants. The Times reported that Putin would have a birthday party at the restaurant.
He was dubbed 'Putin's chef.'
Prigozhin founded Concord Catering in 1996 as he was starting his restaurant business.
He earned the nickname of Putin's chef because he wasn't really a chef.
Prigozhin's business received lucrative government contracts to feed Russia's schools and military, as well as an opportunity to host state banquets, after he received the nickname.
According to The Times, Concord Catering served at the inaugurations of the two men.
According to an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the state contracts in a five-year period were worth over $3 billion.
He financed a company that was accused of trying to influence the US election.
According to The Times, Prigozhin started his own online news service and founded a management and consulting company.
The internet research agency was alleged to have been financed by Prigozhin.
The indictment alleged that the internet research agency interfered with elections and political processes.
The company created false US personas and operated social media pages about politics and social issues. He denied that he was involved.
The Americans are very impressionable, and they see what they want to see, according to Prigozhin. I have admiration for them. I'm not upset that I made the list. Let them see the devil.
He claimed that he founded the group after denying it for years.
After years of denying involvement with the organization, Prigozhin claimed to be one of the founding members.
I cleaned the weapons myself, sorted out the vests myself, and found people who could help me with this. According to Prigozhin's press service, the group of patriots was born on May 1st, 2014.
The company was formed in the year 2004. According to The Times, mercenaries are not legal in Russia. The group is seen as a private military service by the Kremlin.
Russian troops were first deployed during the annexation of the peninsula.
Soldiers were sent to Africa and the Middle East. The group of people were accused of committing crimes.
The invasion of Ukraine was aided by Wagner. US officials said in March that at least 1,000 mercenaries were sent to the country.
The Pentagon knows they're there, according to John F. Kirby. They want to increase their presence in that country.
The ear of Putin has been earned by the magnate over the years.
After getting in touch with Putin through his restaurants, Prigozhin has become a close friend.
According to The Washington Post, he voiced his concerns about operations to Putin while he was in Russia.
According to the newspaper, a US intelligence report showed that Prigozhin felt that the Russian Defense Ministry depended too much onWagner and that his organization wasn't getting enough funds.
According to The Post, US officials believe that Prigozhin staged a video in order to get Russia to give more money.
He told The Post that he hadn't seen the video.
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