MOLKINO, RUSSIA—In response to sources near the pinnacle of the infamous Russian mercenary group, Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin acknowledged Monday that he had determined to assault Russia after listening to Volodymyr Zelensky communicate on the 2022 Grammy Awards. “As quickly as I watched his pretaped message on the Grammys, I knew I may not proceed to wage battle on behalf of Vladimir Putin,” mentioned Prigozhin, who went on to make clear that had he by no means heard the Ukrainian president’s plea for assist amid performances by Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Girl Gaga, and J Balvin, the Wagner Group seemingly would have by no means realized that invading one other nation was improper. “I bear in mind watching Chris Stapleton, after which abruptly, Zelensky appeared on a big display screen sporting a decent shirt, wanting unhappy, and telling me to hashtag StandUpForUkraine. Fairly quickly John Legend began singing his new music ‘Free.’ It was then I knew that I needed to take Putin down.” The Wagner Group chief later clarified that he known as off the potential coup towards Moscow after watching the pilot episode of Servant Of The Individuals, the TV collection that Zelensky created and starred in.