Following yesterday’s developments and reaching an “agreement” with Prigozhin to halt Wagner’s advance towards Moscow, the mediator Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko spoke on Saturday night with Vladimir Putin to inform him of the results of his negotiations with leader of the mercenary organization Wagner.

Lukashenko offered to mediate, with the consent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, because he had known Prigozhin personally for 20 years.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “the conversation between the two presidents was very long, frankly warm” and that Russian President Putin is “grateful” to Lukashenko for his mediation role.

THE mutiny by Prigozhin and his thousands of heavily armed fighters has been described as the most serious threat to Vladimir Putin in his 23 years in power.

“We are grateful to the president of Belarus for these efforts,” Peskov told reporters, hailing “a decision without new casualties.”

He also assured that Wagner’s mutiny “in no way” will affect the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, while Kiev’s troops continue even more intensively their counter-offensive that began weeks ago.

“The special military operation continues. Our soldiers managed to repel the Ukrainian counterattack”Peskov emphasized.

What does the deal with Wagner include?

Yevgeny Prigozhin agreed to leave Russia and settle in Belarus.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said late last night that the criminal investigation into Mr. Prigozhin for his armed mutiny against Russia’s military leadership would be dropped and that the oligarch-turned-warlord would be allowed to settle in Belarusian territory.