Putin revealed on Tuesday Russia spent billions on Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries.
He then said that he hopes "no one stole anything — or, let's say, didn't steal much."
Putin's comment seems to suggest some theft is expected, highlighting the state of corruption in Russia.
He didn't call out his long-time ally Prigozhin by name though.
"I hope that in the course of this work, no one stole anything — or, let's say, didn't steal much," the Russian president said, according to a translation from The Times.
Persons:
Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, —, Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Prigozhin, Sergei Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov, Alexei Navalny, Gleb Irisov
Organizations:
Russia, Service, Moscow, Russian Ministry of Defense, Wagner, The New York Times, The Times, Kremlin, Putin, Times
Locations:
Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Concord, Russian