The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, claims that the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is in St. Petersburg, Russia.
This is what emerges from a statement referred to by the Russian TASS and the Reuters news agency.
From from the Wagner groupfrom the Wagner groupThe Wagner Group is a private military company made up of mercenaries fighting alongside Russia in the war in Ukraine. rebellion against KremlinKremlinThe term Kremlin is often used to refer to the Russian government.Prigozhin sought refuge in Belarus.
Now Wagner’s boss will be in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Kremlin called Prigozhin a traitor and accused the Wagner group of mutiny.mutiny.Mutiny means disobedience and rebellion against superiors. The term is particularly used for the military, according to Store norske lexikon.
The Kremlin says it does not track Prigozhin’s movements, Reuters reports.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also indicated that the members of the Wagner group were installed in permanent camps allocated to them in Belarus. He does not think they will take up arms against Belarus, writes Reuters.
Background: This is the Wagner group
It is on Saturday June 24 that the Wagner group enters Russia in force.
200 kilometers from Moscow, the column stopped to “prevent bloodshed” – after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal.
The leader of the Wagner Group, Eugene Prigozhin, received an amnesty after interrupting the Wagner Group’s uprising and march against Russia.
Prigozhin has not appeared in public since.
Experts say Wagner’s uprising shows that it is possible to revolt against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Wagner Group has so far fought on the side of Russia in the war in Ukraine. In January estimated The British Ministry of Defense said the Wagner Group had 50,000 troops in Ukraine.
About 80 percent of Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine are recruited in Russian prisons, according to the US National Security Council.
