I do hope that, as part of this work, no one stole anything .. but we will, of course, investigate all of this,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
into rebellious Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose businesses received $2 billion from the government in the past year.over his weekend attempted coup, the Russian president said officials will now be scrutinizing not only Wagner’s finances, but also his Concord catering company, which earned him the nickname “Putin’s chef.”
“I do hope that, as part of this work, no one stole anything .. but we will, of course, investigate all of this,” Putin said, without directly naming Prigozhin. The mercenary army — a key force for Russia in its war on neighboring Ukraine — turned back after a deal brokered by Putin ally and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in which Prigozhin was granted immunity from criminal charges although exiled to Belarus.Prigozhin is pictured showing off to Putin at his catering firm, Concord.The Belarusian dictator said he is counting on the capitulating Wagner mercenaries to provide “priceless” information in the war on Ukraine.
Concord’s office, in St. Petersburg, secured contracts totaling nearly $1 billion to feed Russian troops.“For us, it has always been pretty obvious that it’s just a matter of time when someone in Russia will dare to challenge Putin because we saw how his power and authority is shrinking and how Russia is entering very difficult turbulence,” Kuleba said.
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