mafia state. >> vladimir putin was rattled and seemed to be caught off guard. he had raised prigozhin and empowered him. >> prigozhin is entirely a creature of vladimir putin. he does not exist without putin. this is a frankenstein-like scenario. >> i've been following prigozhin's extraordinary rise for years and seen firsthand how the one-time, petty thief built a criminal empire in syria, africa, russia, and ukraine. making him powerful enough to challenge the boss. >> it is like, we know there is more to come. it is to be continued. ♪ ♪ ♪