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Minsk: According to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Yevgeny PrigozhinLeader Wagner Groupis still in Russia rather than Belarus, despite the agreement with the Kremlin that stipulated his move to Belarus after his failed uprising last month.
Speaking to reporters from international media organizations during a news conference, Lukashenko stated, “Regarding Prigozhin, he is currently in St. Petersburg. He has not arrived in Belarus.”
Lukashenko played a key role in brokering a deal whereby Yevgeny Prigozhin ended his armed insurrection on June 24 in exchange for guarantees of safety for himself and Wagner’s soldiers. This agreement granted Prigozhin and his forces permission to move into Belarus.
On June 27, Lukashenko announced that Yevgeny Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus as part of the agreement reached on June 24, which successfully defused the crisis caused by the group’s temporary capture of the southern Russian city and their advance towards Moscow.
However, during today’s press conference, Lukashenko told reporters that Prigozhin is actually in St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, and is not on Belarusian soil.
Flight tracking data indicated that the business jet linked to Prigozhin departed from St. Petersburg to Moscow on Wednesday and was en route to southern Russia on Thursday, though it remains uncertain if Prigozhin himself was on board.
Lukashenko reiterated that the offer by Wagner to deploy some of its fighters to Belarus, a proposal that has raised concerns among neighboring NATO countries, still stands. He believed that this arrangement posed no danger to Belarus and rejected the idea that Wagner fighters would take part in any hostilities against his country.
The aborted Wagner rebellion represented the biggest threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin in more than two decades in power and exposed the weakness of the Kremlin.
(With inputs from agencies)
Speaking to reporters from international media organizations during a news conference, Lukashenko stated, “Regarding Prigozhin, he is currently in St. Petersburg. He has not arrived in Belarus.”
Lukashenko played a key role in brokering a deal whereby Yevgeny Prigozhin ended his armed insurrection on June 24 in exchange for guarantees of safety for himself and Wagner’s soldiers. This agreement granted Prigozhin and his forces permission to move into Belarus.
On June 27, Lukashenko announced that Yevgeny Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus as part of the agreement reached on June 24, which successfully defused the crisis caused by the group’s temporary capture of the southern Russian city and their advance towards Moscow.
However, during today’s press conference, Lukashenko told reporters that Prigozhin is actually in St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, and is not on Belarusian soil.
Flight tracking data indicated that the business jet linked to Prigozhin departed from St. Petersburg to Moscow on Wednesday and was en route to southern Russia on Thursday, though it remains uncertain if Prigozhin himself was on board.
Lukashenko reiterated that the offer by Wagner to deploy some of its fighters to Belarus, a proposal that has raised concerns among neighboring NATO countries, still stands. He believed that this arrangement posed no danger to Belarus and rejected the idea that Wagner fighters would take part in any hostilities against his country.
The aborted Wagner rebellion represented the biggest threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin in more than two decades in power and exposed the weakness of the Kremlin.
(With inputs from agencies)
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