How Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin used messaging app Telegram to challenge Putin
or nearly a decade, Yevgeny Prigozhin built a mercenary empire in the shadows. For eight years, he steadfastly denied his connection to the Wagner Group, the infamous paramilitary company he founded in May 2014, even going as far as to sue news outlets for correctly linking him to the group. It was only in Sept.
Prigozhin was once known as “Putin’s chef,” thanks to the catering business he operated with links to the Kremlin. Back in 2016, he did Putin’s bidding in a notorious influence operation conducted over social media: he was the person behind the Internet Research Agency, the notorious troll farm accused of attempting to manipulate the 2016 presidential race to boost Donald Trump.
Russian news, including state media, began to cover some of Prigozhin’s videos on Telegram, even featuring criticism from his fighters, who complained about shortages of ammunition and armored vehicles. As Prigozhin grew bolder, Russian state-backed media outlets were instructed not to quote him unless it was about positive developments from the battlefield, according to the independent news outlet Verstka.
“You scum sit there in your expensive clubs, your kids are all enjoying life, recording their little YouTube videos,” he spat at the camera, standing in the dark, illuminated by a spotlight. “We’re talking about basic calculations: if you hand over the ammo quota, there’d be five times fewer [dead].”
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