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George W. Bush says it was 'shocking' to learn that Yevgeny Prigozhin once served him dinner in St. Petersburg: 'All I know is I survived'
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Former President George W. Bush said on Sunday that he was shocked to discover Yevgeny Prigozhin — the Wagner Group’s founder — served him dinner more than 17 years ago.
While speaking at the Yalta European Strategy conference, Bush was asked if he felt the news of Prigozhin’s death in a plane crash was “shocking” to him.
The former president was then asked if he thought Russian leader Vladimir Putin could “survive” the consequences of the Ukraine war if the conflict does not end in Moscow’s favor.
He eventually expanded his business network to include a troll factory — alleged by the US Justice Department — and the military company Wagner Group.
Among other deployments around the world, Wagner was sent to fight in the Ukraine War, where Prigozhin complained of heavy losses and publicly criticized Russia’s top military leaders.
Due to what he said were grievances against the Kremlin, Prigozhin staged an armed rebellion in June, announcing that his troops were marching to Moscow.
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