The Wagner mercenary group was entirely financed by the Russian state, which spent 86 billion roubles ($1 billion) on it between May 2022 and May 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with security forces on Tuesday. Putin also claimed that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led the group’s brief mutiny last Saturday, made almost as much during the same period from his food and catering business.
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Russia rebellion: Putin says Prigozhin earned a fortune, Wagner group was fully supported by state
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