Putin on Links to Yevgeniy Prigozhin: ‘‘I Wouldn’t Consider Him One of My Friends’

Despite widespread claims of links to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman involved in U.S. election interference “trolling” and mercenary activity, President Vladimir Putin has over the years batted away questions on the subject – as he did in an NBC News interview in 2018. Prigozhin on Monday admitted to having interfered in past elections, and said he would continue doing so.