Wagner Group boss Yevgeny PrigozhinKremlin-connected businessman, who deployed his own army to help Vladimir Putin terrorize Ukraine, says “people in uniform” with ties to the Russian military could come out to arrest him me because his mercenaries are outperforming the regular Russian army on the battlefield.
In response to a question from local media on Friday about his social media posts that appeared aimed at “discrediting”, Prigozhin, through his press service, argued that oligarchs may target him to avenge his criticisms of “their negative influence on the future of the country”. Russia.”
Or, he said, “People in uniform can discredit me. Mostly people close to the military. Because many of them can’t achieve the same effect fisherman yes.”
He also brought up the idea that Ukrainian intelligence or the CIA might be defaming him to “slow” Wagner on the front lines. But in the end, he admitted that since all the negative statements about him were “ordered” to be posted on Russian Telegram channels, “it is very likely that neither the CIA nor the SBU had anything to do with the matter.” this”.
“So I want to apologize to them for their unfounded criticism and suspicions,” he said.
As Prigozhin saw his public profile skyrocket after he began recruiting thousands of Russian prisoners to prop up Putin’s fledgling war machine in Ukraine, rumors spread on the news media. Russian social media channels seem to aim to bring him down a notch — including sexually degrading statements. a prison sentence in the 1980s.
The independent Russian media have report that Prigozhin has managed to make quite a few enemies among Putin’s confidants by making himself the face of the war against Ukraine and lashing out at top military officials.
The General SVR Telegram channel, an anonymous channel that claims to be run by a former member of the security service, reported on Friday that members of Putin’s inner circle were disgusted by Prigozhin’s tone. in his interactions with the Russian leader.
When Wagner’s boss wished Putin a happy new year over the holiday season, the conversation went on speakerphone, allowing “several people” to overhear Prigozhin speaking to the president in an all-too-familiar way, This channel reports.
“Putin didn’t shut down Prigozhin, but embarrassed, just thanked him in return and ended the conversation.”
