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Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigogine said Monday 07/11 that he had interfered in the U.S. elections and will continue to interfere in the future, the first such recognition from a figure Washington has officially placed in the circle of those involved in the efforts to influence US politics.
In comments published by his Concorde Hospitality Service’s media service on VKontakte, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, Prigozhin said: “We interfered (in the US election) and we are still interfering, and we will continue to interfere. We know how to do it our way with attention, precision and smoothly “. The comment was posted just hours before the US midterm elections in response to a request for comment from a Russian news site.
“During our highly precise operations, we will remove both the kidneys and the liver at the same time,” Prigogine said. She did not explain her ambiguity comment. Prigozhin, often referred to as “Putin’s chef” because his hospitality company is under contract with the Kremlin, has been formally accused of sponsoring Russian-backed “farm trolls” (offices funded to hire people to spread provocative comments online and erroneous) that seek to influence American politics.
In July, the US State Department offered a reward of up to $ 10 million for reporting information about Prigogine’s link to “interference in US elections.” It has been subject to sanctions by the United States, Great Britain and the European Union. Prigozhin was not known to the public until recently, but statements about him increased during the war in Ukraine, including criticism of the performance of Russian generals.
In September, he admitted to having founded the pro-Kremlin mercenary group known as Wagner, which operates in Syria, Africa and Ukraine. And last Friday Wagner opened a defense technology center in St. Petersburg, a further step for Prigozhin to confirm his military credentials.
