George Bush thanked fate and God for staying alive after his meeting with Yevgeny Prigozhin .

George Bush thanked fate and God for staying alive after his meeting with Yevgeny Prigozhin .

The former president described his shock when he learned that 17 years ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin served him lunch during the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg. When Bush was later shown the photo and told who was standing next to him, he was specifically inserted. He noted that he did not remember the meeting itself and added: “But the main thing is that I survived.”