Tech Insider
Politics
President George Bush and his wife Laura attended a dinner in 2006 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, where Bush met Prigozhin.
President George Bush and his wife Laura attended a dinner in 2006 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, where Bush met Prigozhin.

DMITRY ASTAKHOV/AFP via Getty Images

  • A photograph from 2006 shows Yevgeny Prigozhin serving dinner to then-President George W. Bush.
  • Bush said he was surprised to learn he'd met Prigozhin, now believed dead, in person.
  • Prigozhin was running catering for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, earning the name "Putin's chef."

Former President George W. Bush said on Sunday that he was shocked to discover Yevgeny Prigozhin — the Wagner Group's founder — served him dinner more than 17 years ago.

Tags
Military & Defense, politics, george-w-bush, vladimir-putin, yevgeny-prigozhin, ukraine-war, Russia
Source
George W. Bush says it was 'shocking' to learn that Yevgeny Prigozhin once serv…