Commentary
It has been amusing, in a grisly sort of way, to witness the adulation heaped upon Yevgeny Prigozhin, former violent felon, and founder of the paramilitary group PMC Wagner (“PMC” stands for “Private Military Company”).
For many years, Prigozhin had been pals with the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The two both hail from St. Petersburg.
Prigozhin has had his hand in many businesses, including catering.
For a while, he was known as Putin’s chef. In 2012, he reportedly won a contract to provide meals to the Russian military, a gig worth $1.2 billion.
When Putin’s army bogged down in Ukraine, it was to Prigozhin and his mercenary army that Putin turned….