Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that his son had participated in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov seen at Red Square during the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat, on June 24, 2020, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Peskov's son racked up fines on a Tesla car he owned while he was allegedly fighting in Ukraine, according to local media reports.Prigozhin claimed in an interview on April 21 that a son of Peskov fought in Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Peskov confirmed on Monday that his son had participated in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine."He's reached that decision, he's an adult," he told reporters. Prigozhin said he had admitted Peskov's son to his group, which provides soldiers for hire,"using forged documents." According to Prigozhin, he served for"just under half a year."said Peskov's son"lived part of his life in America, in my opinion, if I'm not mistaken, or in England."
Meduza, a Latvia-based independent news outlet, reported that Prigozhin's description fits the eldest son of Peskov, Nikolay Choles, who lived in the U.K. for 10 years and returned to Russia in 2011-2012. According to Reuters, Choles lived in the U.K. for a decade in the early 1990s, and in the early 2010s served in Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces.
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