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'Belarus’s Lukashenko says the issue of relocating forces from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has not yet been resolved, the TASS news agency reported.
Last month, Lukashenko brokered a deal to end an armed mutiny in Russia by allowing the Wagner Group’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin to come to Belarus, but on Thursday, he said Prigozhin was still in Russia.
Lukashenko said his offer to accommodate some of Wagner’s fighters in Belarus still stood.
The fighters, Russia said, can go to Belarus and sign up with its regular armed forces or demobilise.'
From https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/7/6/russia-ukraine-live-lviv-bombed
'Just over a week ago Mr Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994 and is widely thought to have rigged 2020 elections to maintain power, said Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus.
But on Thursday Mr Lukashenko told reporters: "As for Prigozhin, he's in St Petersburg. He is not on the territory of Belarus."
The BBC tracked Prigozhin's private jet flying to Belarus in late June, and returning to Russia the same evening.
It has since made several flights between St Petersburg and Moscow - although it is not clear if Prigozhin has been on board. The BBC also can't verify Mr Lukashenko's claim about the Wagner leader's current location.'
From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66118007 |  |
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So who's private army are they ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66211121
'One unconfirmed report said a convoy of some 60 Wagner vehicles rolled over the border into Belarus early on Saturday.'
'...Ukrainian border guards were "continuing to monitor the situation" across the country's northern border.'
'Earlier in the day, a Telegram channel associated with a prominent Belarusian opposition blogger reported that a large Wagner convoy entered Belarus from Russia.
Belaruski Hajun channel said the vehicles - including pickups, lorries and buses - were being accompanied by Belarusian traffic police as they headed to the town of Osipovichy, about 85km (53 miles) south-east of the capital Minsk.'
'On Friday, Belarus' defence ministry said Wagner troops were now acting as military instructors for the country's territorial defence forces. It said the fighters were training Belarusian forces "in a number of military disciplines" near Osipovichy.
Earlier this week, President Putin revealed that Prigozhin had rejected an offer for his fighters to join the Russian army as a regular unit.'
'Mr Putin also said that under Russian law, Wagner "does not exist", because mercenary groups are not officially recognised. But that "difficult issue" should be discussed in parliament, the president added.
The Kremlin appears to want to differentiate between the Wagner chief and regular Wagner fighters, driving a wedge between them, says the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg in Moscow.'
'Since the 23 June mutiny, there have been conflicting and unconfirmed reports of Prigozhin's whereabouts.' | |
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