The businessman said that he would continue to do so.
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that he has interfered in US elections and will continue to do so in the future. This is the first such admission by a man officially accused by Washington of trying to influence American politics.
In comments published by the press service of his Concord catering firm on Russia's VKontakte, Prigozhin said: “We interfered (in the elections in the USA – ed.), are interfering and will interfere. Neatly, carefully, surgically and in our own way, as we know how.”
The remark was published on the eve of the US midterm elections in response to a request for comment from a Russian news site.
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“During our spot operations, we will remove both kidneys and liver at once,” Prigozhin said, Reuters reports.
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Prygozhin is officially accused of sponsoring Russia-based “troll farms” that seek to influence US politics.
In July, the US State Department offered a reward of up to $10 million for information about Prigozhin in connection with “involvement in interfering with elections in the USA.” He was sanctioned by the USA, Great Britain and the European Union.
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Prygozhin admitted to creating a pro-Kremlin group of mercenaries “The Wagner Group”, which operates in Syria, Africa and Ukraine. Last Friday, he opened a defense technology center in St. Petersburg to emphasize his military reputation.
