An ally of President Vladimir Putin, Prigozhin earned his reputation as an operator of internet “troll farms.” The U.S. Treasury Department has placed him under several rounds of sanctions, accusing him of interference in the 2016 presidential election, among others, in part by funding the Internet Research Agency — which has been accused of fomenting confusion across continents, including in the run-up to “Brexit” and ahead of elections in the Philippines.This week, he embraced and expanded on the U.S. assessment. “I was never just a financier” of the agency, read a statement posted to the account of his press service in response to questions from reporters. “I invented it, I created it, I ran it for a long time.”
Source: Wagner mercenary chief says he is also behind Russian information war – The Washington Post
