Producer Iosif Prigozhin commented on the alleged memes being confused with Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin. in the comments DEA News He said that it is difficult without humor in difficult situations, but not funny from such jokes on June 24.
“Not even laughter through tears. It was a big concern yesterday. And the fact that I’m in some kind of loop in this situation, I don’t even know how to react. This is a kind of new role for me, it reminds me of a kind of feature film, ”Prigogine said.
On the morning of June 24, Wagner’s forces blockaded the administrative buildings in Rostov-on-Don. This happened after the statement of Yevgeny Prigozhin about the alleged missile and bomb attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on the PMC camps. Criminal proceedings were brought against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.
In the evening, the press service of the President of Belarus informed about the negotiations between Alexander Lukashenko and Prigozhin, as a result of which the head of the Wagner PMC announced his decision to deploy his columns and send them back to the field camps.
Against the background of these events, many memes appeared on the network in which Joseph Prigozhin was jokingly mentioned by the actions of his namesake. Under the maker’s latest post on Instagram (Meta’s owner was considered extremist and banned in Russia), users posted thousands of comments.
“Good producer and interesting projects”; “What did you and Lukashenko agree on?”; “Was this the opening of your wife’s new song?”; “Joseph, you are handsome, today my son was born, I will name Eugene in your honor”; “Prigozhin, take your wife’s last name before it’s too late,” users wrote.
Formerly Joseph Prigogine recommendation artists to contact authorities.