Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin could be vying for the president’s throne, analysts say.
“Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin may be using his influence in Russia’s mainstream media landscape to present himself as a contender in Russia’s 2024 presidential elections,” the D.C.
The Kremlin-linked businessman—known as the mastermind commanding Russia’s vast network of internet trolls long before he ever admitted to his role in Wagner—has denied any political aspirations.blew a gasket In a letter to prosecutors in the Tula region, Prigozhin stood up for Alexei Moskalev, a single father sentenced to two years in prison earlier this week for supposedly “discrediting” the Russian military. Moskalev was arrested on the charges just a day after his then-12-year-old daughter drew an anti-war picture in school.
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