Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the private military company (PMC) Wagner, published a response to criticism of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, who complained that the businessman was “snooping” in the regional administration. Prigozhin’s comment was published by the press service. telegraph channel.
Previously Prigozhin, Sverdlovsk region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and St. He spoke harshly to the Petersburg authorities, saying that “in some areas there is a uniform lawlessness on the ground.”
In response, Kuyvashev pointed out that everyone should mind his own business, and that a businessman should not interfere in regional and personnel politics.
“During the now repeated war of 1941-1945, Stalin, like you and [губернатор Санкт-Петербурга Александр] Beglov was simply shot. I think we’ll come back to that soon,” Prigogine commented on the clarification.
He also threatened, like the head of the Sverdlovsk region, that “the time is not far when the people will reach their boiling point and raise them on the pitchfork.”
According to Prigozhin, he has ceased to be a businessman since the start of the special military operation on February 24 last year, when he devoted himself, as circumstances demanded, to running the Wagner PMC.