Yevgeny Prigozhin, 61, has served in the Soviet prison for nine years in prison for robbery and fraud. After that, he started to open a restaurant from a stall and developed into a restaurant.
In the mid -1990s, Pricigen opened a high -end restaurant in St. Petersburg. The customer group included his fellow villagers and then the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg Putin.Poligon also served meals for the Kremlin, so he was known as the "Putin chef".
In recent years, Pryigo has made business activities with military forces in Africa and has made a lot of money.The Financial Times reported in February that in the four years before the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, Perigo Renan made a $ 250 million income through natural resources such as oil and gas, diamonds and gold in Africa and the Middle East.
Pryigo has only admitted to the establishment of a mercenaries Wagner Group until the war of Russia last year. The Wagner Group has also become a well -known "patriotic" organization from the underground military regiment, which has enhanced the Pryigo Ren here.Russia's popularity and image.
Dana Group and Perigo also became the nails of the military at the same time, and the struggle between the two sides was fierce.
After Russia controlled the town of Wudong Solidar in January this year, Perigo said that it was the credit of the Wagner Group and emphasized that no other troops participated.
The Russian Ministry of National Defense did not mention the Wagner Group in the relevant announcement, but later admitted that Wagner was put here.Porigen even blatantly criticized senior military officials such as the National Defense Minister, Hagu, and other senior military officials.
His style is also different from the Russian general.Russia's general was criticized to escape the battlefield, but Porigon often took a high -profile photo with the mercenaries of the Wagner Group on the front line.
In February this year, he also posted a video through social media. In the video, he sat in the cockpit of a Su-24 fighter, and invited Zelenezki and him"Air Duel".
He told Zellennki in the video: "We have landed. We bombed Bachurut. Tomorrow, I will drive a MiG-29 fighter. If you want, let us see it in the sky.If you win, you can win Bachurut. Otherwise, we will advance to Dieber. "
The Institute of Non -profit Think Tank Institute (ISW) believes that the Russian Ministry of Defense may be using the Wudong Bach Murut Campaign to consume Wagner's strength, weaken the organization, and prevent Pritig's influence from expanding its influence in the Kremlin.
Some analysts believe that Pleigo's opposition with the military may be one of Putin's strategies for Balance of Domestic forces in Putin. Without Putin's acquiescence, Pleigo may not dare to blame the military.
The relationship between Pricig's appointment with the Russian military and Putin was paid attention to the outside world before his "soldiers".Observer care.
Movie to take the beauty selection of Western emotions
It is generally believed that the Wagner Group, which is established, is named from Hitler's favorite 19th -century German composer Richard Wagner.It is said that "Wagner" is also Radio Call Sign, the first warfare commander of this organization, Dmitri Utkin.
The Wagner Group was established in 2014. At that time, it fought alongside the Russian and Ukraine rebels to help Russia annexes the Crimea Peninsula.The organization later participated in the Syrian civil war and began to enter Africa.
In Russia, private military company (PMC) is not recognized by law.Before the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, Perigo had repeatedly clarified the relationship with it, and it was not until last year that the organization was established.The Internet Research Agency, which was accused of intervention in the US election, was also founded by him.
At the end of last year, the Wagner Group opened a new headquarters and technology center in St. Petersburg.The Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported at the time that a joint -stock company called "PMC Wagner Center" was also registered in St. Petersburg, and Russia had not previously registered a legal entity registered in the name "Wagner".
Wagner has developed from a simple private military contractor to a group with complex business alliances and relationships, as well as many affiliated companies. In addition to providing security and military services, it also involves mining, logging, protecting the team, monitoring customs customs, monitoring customs., Brewing and other areas that can make money.
Displaying fake information in Africa to discredit democracy and advocate Russian authoritarian model
It is also accused of collecting information and launching information for the Kremlin.According to a survey of "ALL EYES on Wagner", Wagner has a team of political scientists who specialize in African issues.
Djibril Fuma, a consultant to the Blair Global Change Institute, said that Wagner Group spreads false information in Africa through various methods such as reflecting publicity videos, cosmetic contests, and manufacturing fake videos, mainly in Africa.The purpose is to slander the democratic system and increase the attractiveness of the Russian authority model to African leaders.
The Wagner Group has also made a movie. The Best In Hell, which was released last year, tells the Ukrainian war. The score of 6.5 on the IMDB of the film and television website; another movie in 2021 tells that the Wagner Group's confrontation in the Chinese and African Republic "The story of bandits.
ThePolitico survey shows that in the past few years, the Wagner Group has also tried to launch false information and political influence activities in European countries such as Estonia to provoke anti -NATO and anti -Western emotions.
The rapid expansion of Wagner Group in Africa is worrying
Some Western officials and experts believe that the rapid expansion of the Wagner Group in Africa is even more worrying than participating in the war in Ukraine. If it does not contain it, this organization may become a severe global threat in the future.
"They threaten stable, destroy the good governance, and plunder the country's mineral resources and infringement of human rights." In December 2022, the US Secretary of State Broskere's American -African Leadership Summit held in Washington, which described the Wagner Group of Russia (Wagner Group) Activities in Africa.
When Bronken visited Niger on March 16, he reiterated this view."Where Wagner goes, bad things will inevitably follow ... We see that some countries have become more vulnerable, more poor, unsafe, and independent because of the relationship between Wagner."
Politico reported that the Wagner Group has a wide range of impact on national security and foreign policies, and European and American officials have recently held closed -door meetings with African officials to discuss how to curb the expansion of the Wagner Group.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Wagner Group has 5,000 mercenaries in Africa, almost as many as 6,000 U.S. military in Africa, and Wagner's influence in Africa has expanded, helping to be isolated from Western Russia ’s projection power and overseas projection force and overseas.Earn income.
In July 2018, the three investigators search for the Vagna Group's activities in the Central African Republic. As a result, the three were killed in a raid.
