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Prigozhin's Media Companies May Resume Work As Mutiny Fallout Dissipates, FT Reports


Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 24 halted a mutiny by his Wagner forces 200 kilometers from Moscow following a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (file photo)
Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 24 halted a mutiny by his Wagner forces 200 kilometers from Moscow following a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (file photo)

Some news outlets belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media holding may resume their work as the fallout from his mutiny last month dissipates, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Nevskie Novosti plans to restart its work, chief editor Aleksandr Krasnobayev told the paper. Some of Prigozhin’s media outlets did not shut down in the wake of the failed mutiny, another source close to Prigozhin told the FT. Meanwhile, volunteers tracking Priogzhin’s businesses said his troll factory has continued to operate. Prigozhin on June 24 halted a mutiny by his Wagner forces 200 kilometers from Moscow following a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. To read the original story by the FT, click here.

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