prigozhin, denied his association with that very group for years, even filing lawsuits against groups that made such claims. then late last year he had a change of heart, for some reason. he openly became the face of this private military group including direct social media posts by him as he recruited in jails. the excuse in st. petersburg, interestingly this is despite a law that prohibits private military groups in russia. progressions anti u.s. efforts don t stop there. he also has founded troll farm to interfere with u.s. elections in 2016. and this year the u.s. designating wagner as a criminal organization, here s antony blinken, keep in mind, both individuals are responsible for terrible acts committed against the ukrainian people. also, in the case of wagner, in country after country in africa.
Yevgeny Prigozhin is the defacto leader of the Wagner Group, a private militia that has helped shape the war in Ukraine like few private entities have in the past.