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Russia’s shadow army boss has taken aim at unnamed figures in the country’s presidential administration in a violent rant about traitors, YouTube, and punishment by “sledgehammer.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s latest comments appear to be his most direct threats yet in a feud that has been simmering for months as the mercenary boss and proxy enforcer tests the patience of the country’s highest ranking officials.
Bizarrely, his outburst was sparked by a seemingly innocuous question about why prosecutors have not yet followed up on his request and blocked YouTube throughout the country.