Prigozhin lost his mind over large sums of moneysaid Dmitri Kissiliov, one of the main voices of the Kremlin media apparatus, during his weekly broadcast.

The feeling that everything is allowed was created a long time ago by the missions [de Wagner] in Syria and Africa, he continued. In his opinion, this feeling strengthened after the capture of the cities of Soledar and Bakhmout in Ukraine by Prigozhin mercenaries earlier this year.

” He believed he could defy both the Russian Defense Ministry, the state and the President himself. »

To illustrate this alleged megalomania of Mr. Prigozhin, the presenter assured, without presenting any evidence, that the Wagner military company received 858 billion rubles (C$12.9 billion) in public funds.

According to Mr. Kissilov, one of the big factors The reason for the Wagner group mutiny is the Russian Defense Ministry’s refusal to renew the juicy contracts signed with Evgueni Prigojine’s Concord catering group.

Wagner’s uprising late last week shook Russia’s power amid conflict in Ukraine.

For several hours, Wagner’s fighters occupied a Russian army headquarters in Rostov (south-west) and rushed several hundred kilometers towards Moscow.

The mutiny ended on Saturday evening with an agreement that provided for Mr Prigozhin’s departure for Belarus.

No sanctions have been announced against the mutineers, but the future of Mr Prigojine’s business appears uncertain. News sites close to his group were blocked in Russia this week.

On Saturday, the group’s Saint Petersburg headquarters, the Wagner Center, announced on Telegram that it was moving, but at the same time assured that it would continue to function in one new size.

Evgueni Prigoyine asserted that his uprising was not intended to overthrow power, but to save Wagner from being dismantled by the Russian General Staff, whom he shamelessly accuses of incompetence in the conflict in Ukraine.

As of last Monday, Mr. Prigozhin has not made a public statement.

On Sunday, Dmitri Kissiliov denied the notion that Wagner’s fighters were the most effective Russian forces, saying they took them with them 225 days Take Bakhmout, against 70 days to the regular army for Mariupol.