Russian public television accuses Yevgeny Prigojine of having “lost the ball” because of the money

2023-07-02 18:06:59

The communication war between the Kremlin and Wagner continues, after the abortive mutiny of this paramilitary group on June 24. Russian public television on Sunday July 2 accused the leader of the militia, Yevgeny Prigojine, of having “lost the ball because of large sums of money”. It was presenter Dmitri Kissiliov, one of the main voices of the Kremlin media apparatus, who made this accusation on the air. The presenter assured, without providing evidence, that Wagner had received 858 billion rubles (8.8 billion euros) of public money. He claimed that “one of the big factors” of the mutiny of the Wagner group is the refusal of the Russian Ministry of Defense to extend the juicy contracts signed with the Concord catering group of Yevgeny Prigojine. Follow our live.

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