Wagner’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said this at a meeting of officers on Tuesday, the Belarusian state news agency reported. Belta.
The Kremlin announced on Saturday that Prigozhin would move to Belarus. That deal was part of the deal that ended the Wagner Group’s mutiny last weekend. Chief Wagner would stop the rebellion and in return avoid criminal prosecution.
After the agreement, with Lukashenko acting as mediator, Prigozhin withdrew his forces. But much remains unclear. For example, for a long time it was not known whether Wagner’s chief had really left for Belarus.
Prigozhin led Wagner’s group toward Moscow last weekend, saying he wanted to prevent his mercenary army from disbanding on July 1. On that date, all private armies will join the Russian army.
On Monday, the head of Wagner stressed that there are no plans to overthrow the current government in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Wagner’s fighters in a televised message Monday evening for not continuing their uprising. He said that mercenaries may sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense or move to Belarus, like their leader.
Lukashenko offers the Wagner guerrillas an old military base for shelter next time. He denies the rumors about the establishment of mercenary camps in Belarus. According to the president, Wagner fighters can be an asset for the Belarusian Armed Forces.
