Russia’s communications watchdog has blocked media outlets linked to Prigozhin. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ST PETERSBURG - Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media holding group is to shut down, the director of one of its outlets said, highlighting the mercenary chief’s worsening fortunes a week after the collapse ofUnder a deal that halted the mutiny, Prigozhin, a former ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was allowed to go into exile in Belarus and his men given the choice of joining him, being integrated into Russia’s armed forces or returning home.
“I am announcing our decision to close down and to leave the country’s information space,” RIA FAN director Yevgeny Zubarev said in a video clip posted late on Saturday on the holding’s social media accounts.Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Friday that the country’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor had blocked media outlets linked to Prigozhin, without elaborating. The watchdog could not be reached on Sunday for comment.
In his video post, Mr Zubarev praised Patriot Media’s record, saying it had defended both Prigozhin and Mr Putin from attacks by the anti-Kremlin opposition, including jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny. Despite the abortive mutiny, the Russian authorities have not officially outlawed the Wagner Group, but Mr Putin said on Tuesday the finances of Prigozhin’s catering firm would be investigated.Wagner’s men have fought some of the bloodiest battles of the 16-month war in Ukraine, and its ranks have included thousands of former prisoners recruited from Russian jails.
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