Vladimir Putin’s ally Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed ongoing interference in US politics in a 'surgical attempt… to remove both kidneys and liver at once'
On Monday, in comments posted by the press service of his Concord catering firm on Russia’s Facebook equivalent VKontakte, Mr Prigozhin said: “We have interfered , we are interfering and we will continue to interfere. Carefully, accurately, surgically and in our own way, as we know how to do.”
“During our surgical operations, we will remove both kidneys and the liver at once,” he said, without elaborating on what that meant.The comment came in response to a request for comment from a news website. In July, the US State Department offered a reward of up to $10m for information on Mr Prigozhin in connection with “engagement in US election interference”. He has been hit by US, British and European Union sanctions., revealing himself as the founder of the Wagner group of private military contractors, and directly criticising Russian political leadership over mistakes in the war in Ukraine.
Last Friday, Wagner opened a defence technology centre in St Petersburg, a further step by Prigozhin to highlight his military credentials.
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