LONDON — In the twilight of the Soviet Union, Yevgeny Prigozhin was languishing in prison for theft. Now as the founder of Russia’s most powerful mercenary…
His aim is to leverage the success that Wagner Group, his mercenary outfit, had this week in pushing Ukrainian forces out of the salt mining town of Soledar, a move that revives Russian plans to seize more of eastern Ukraine after multiple defeats.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Some commentators have said Prigozhin could one day be made defense minister, but it is not fully clear how much influence the businessman from St Petersburg has gained with Putin, who tends to balance factions with a strategy of divide and rule.Article contentSergei Markov, a former Kremlin adviser, has hailed the shaven-headed mercenary chief as “a new hero.”
Prigozhin has played down the idea he is seeking official elevation in the past, while not emphatically ruling it out. His press service, and the Kremlin, did not immediately reply to requests for fresh comment.Article content He mocked Prigozhin for awarding medals for the capture of what he said was “a big village” and said the appointment this week of Russia’s top general, an ally of the defense minister, to oversee the Ukraine campaign was a threat to Prigozhin.Article content
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