Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that the head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led the riots in Russia last weekend, will be in Belarus later on Tuesday, under an agreement that ended the rebellion.
“Prigozhin is already flying. Yes, in fact he will be in Belarus today,” Lukashenko said in a meeting with Belarusian officials, quoted by AFP.
Wagner Group mercenaries carried out a 24-hour armed rebellion over the weekend, led by Prigozhin, during which they seized the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and advanced up to 200 kilometers from Moscow.
The rebellion ended with an agreement brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, which, according to the Kremlin, establishes that Prigozhin go into exile in Belarus, in exchange for immunity for himself and his mercenaries.
Source: TSF
