Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as 'Putin's Chef' because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role is central in Russia's war efforts.
Putin's role in Prigozhin's activities remains unclear
Yevgeny Prigozhin shows then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin his school lunch factory outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 20, 2010.Prigozhin's public embrace of violence and infighting with top generals have launched a cottage industry of conspiracies of how this is happening on President Putin's watch.Whether the Kremlin leader condones or can't control it is an ambiguity which some argue suits Prigozhin just fine.
"When the war ends, and it will definitely end someday, I think he will become a liability," she tells NPR.
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