“[Prigozhin] is establishing himself as a political force, using his popular status and his affiliation with [Wagner] to critique his opponents within elite circles and institutionalize his authority,” @TheStudyofWar wrote Monday. https://t.co/fVNWVjLI2R Quoted tweet from @RFERL: The man known as “Putin’s chef” is picking lots of political fights — with everyone from the elected leader of St. Petersburg to the Russian Defense Ministry. trts.io/vQSNg