The founder of the Wagner group Evgeny Prigozhin, who was expelled after staging a failed armed uprising against Russia’s military leadership, has been invited back to the country to collect his vast arsenal of weapons, the New York Post reported.
He, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was seen yesterday evening arriving by car at the FSB office in St. Petersburg, accompanied by his bodyguards, according to local news site Fontanka.ru.
Only a few hours earlier, Prigozhin had been formally invited by Russian security services to pick up his arsenal of weapons seized during the June 24 search of his estate in a suburb of St. Petersburg.
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It is said that FSB operatives have returned two Saiga riflesAustrian Mannlicher rifle and numerous other rifles and pistols.
Prigozhin, 62, was also given back a Glock pistol engraved with his name that was given to him by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
After a while, Prigozhin left the FSB building on Foundry Avenue, followed by his bodyguards who carried his weapons. After the weapons were placed in the car, the visitors left.
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It is not known whether Prigozhin immediately returned to Belarus afterwards, where he retired after the riots ended.
It is reported that two days before Prigogine’s trip to St. Petersburg over $100 million in cash and gold bullion seized by Russian law enforcement from a minivan and another vehicle during Wagner’s short-lived uprising was returned to him.
The assets weighed “several tons” and were handed over on Sunday to Prigozhin’s driver, who was given power of attorney, Fontanka.ru said, citing anonymous sources.
2023-07-05 19:28:00
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