Putin-linked businessman admits to US election meddling
In U.S. elections on Monday Kremlin-connected entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted that he had interfered and would continue to do so, for the first time confirming the accusations that he has rejected for years. “As we know how to do”, Carefully, precisely, surgically and in our own way, in remarks posted on social media Prigozhin boasted. “We have interfered, are interfering and will interfere, Gentlemen. The statement said “Putin’s chef,” to earn him the nickname, came on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections, from the press service of his catering company. It was the second major admission, who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in recent months by the 61-year-old businessman. Under the radar Prigozhin has previously sought to keep his activities and now appears increasingly interested in gaining political clout although his goal in doing so was not immediately clear. On Monday White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Prigozhin’s comments “do not...