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Putin's Bizarre Eulogy and the Plane 'Accident'

from Prigozhin Eras Tour | The Tim Dillon Show #358 · #358

4 min

Tim mocks the Kremlin's denial and Putin's odd eulogy calling Prigozhin someone who 'got the necessary results,' framing the plane crash as an obvious hit despite official cover stories.

In this bit9 moments
  • Prigozhin looked like a sommelier or maître d' despite being a warlord who cut people's heads off.
  • Tim describes finding photos of beheaded people in Prigozhin's house, comparing him to Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now.
  • Prigozhin started as a chef, made money catering to the Russian military, then founded the Wagner PMC.
  • African warlords benefited from Wagner's security services in exchange for giving Russia mining rights.
  • Prigozhin's trajectory: hot dog salesman turned high-end caterer turned billionaire oligarch who enjoyed killing.
  • Putin's statement after Prigozhin's death called him a talented businessman with a complicated fate who made serious mistakes.
  • The Kremlin's response to the plane crash: you just take a chance when you fly, implying no foul play despite the convenient timing.
  • Putin knew Prigozhin since the early 1990s and credited him with getting the necessary results despite his errors.
  • Tim notes Putin's praise of Prigozhin as someone who did the things that needed to be done to achieve Russia's goals.
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Yevgeny PrigozhinVladimir PutinWagner PMCGeorge W. Bush

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