In turn, a source close to the Moscow region’s leadership said that earlier in the day on Wednesday, not long before the crash, Prigozhin allegedly met with officials from the Moscow Mayor’s Office and the regional administration to discuss food supplies for public sector institutions. (Companies linked to Prigozhin have supplied food to various public institutions in Russia under government contracts for many years.)
Two of Meduza’s sources close to the Kremlin said they were surprised that Prigozhin had “learned nothing” after his failed mutiny and continued doing business in Russia. “He has a lot going on in Africa, he himself does business with the leadership of African states. So far, no one has interfered with this or forced him out. Why does he need school meal contracts here given the risks? He’s not a fool, he seemed to understand everything,” one of the sources said.