Yevgeny Prigozhin, nicknamed Putin s chef after providing catering services to the Kremlin, heads up the despot s private army which carries out his dirty work at arm s length from the state.
Ambitious henchman Yevgeny Prigozhin - who runs the 50,000-strong Wagner private army - is increasingly seen as posing a rising threat to the Kremlin leader with his daily grandstanding.