Yevgeniy Prigozhin: 'Putin's chef' with a Karachi proxy Fri, Apr 16 2021 18:27 IST | 2 Views Russian President Vladimir Putin. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi/Washington, April 16 : Yevgeniy Prigozhin is the Russian financier of the Internet Research Agency (IRA), the Russian troll farm that the US Treasury sanctioned for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Karachi-based Pakistan nationals and companies are now part of US sanctions for helping IRA activities and acting as proxies. While going after and tracking down IRA and Prigozhin, the US Treasury has sanctioned the Karachi-based individuals and companies. Prighozhin is also known as "Putin's chef" and is a Russian catering magnate.