"Putin's Chef" previously denied his involvement in a private army of mercenaries fighting in particular in Ukraine, and obtained a refutation in court.
The court will review the claim of Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who recently recognized himself as the owner of an army of mercenaries, known as PMC “Wagner”, to the former editor-in-chief of the radio station “Echo of Moscow” Alexei Venediktov.
This is reported by Russian propagandists, citing a lawyer who represented the interests of the ex-editor in court.
Earlier, the court, at the suit of “Putin's chef,” found unreliable Venediktov's statement that “Prigozhin is the owner of the Wagner PMC.” However, now the plaintiff himself does not hide this.
with newly discovered circumstances. It was accepted by the court and will be considered on February 6,” the lawyer said.
Recall that Russian businessman and owner of Wagner PIK Evgeny Prigozhin is increasingly in conflict with the Russian elites – not only with the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Russian Federation, but even with officials of the Presidential Administration and Putin's “old friends” from St. Petersburg.
