The head of the Wagner Group mercenary army Yevgeny Prigozhin is not in Belarus, as agreed with Belarusian President Lukashenko. Lukaenko himself reports this. According to the president, Prigozhin is currently in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. Why he is there and not in Belarus is not known.
Lukashenko also reports that the Wagner soldiers are in their “permanent camps”. It is not clear where they are. Belarusian President offers Wagner Group to station some of the mercenaries in Belarus. “I don’t expect Wagner soldiers to ever take up arms to fight Belarus,” Lukashenko said.
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The statements about Prigozhin come at a special time. Russian state media reports that the home of the Wagner boss is being investigated by Russian authorities. Various wigs and photos of disguises are said to have been found there. Images of the disguises are often shared on social media.
Ever since the Wagner rebellion, Prigozhin has been highly undesirable in Russia, according to the Kremlin. Prigozhin halted his march to Moscow after talks with the Belarusian president. The two later agreed that Prigozhin could remain in Belarus, without being prosecuted. The requirement was that he halt his advance on Moscow. In late June, Lukashenko announced that the head of the Wagner Group mercenary army had arrived in his country. So far, there has been no evidence that Prigozhin was actually in Belarus. It now appears that he is in St. Petersburg, according to Lukashenko.
Source: BNR
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