Earlier, the president of Belarus said that Belarus would benefit from the “experience” of the fighters of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner.
The leader of the mercenary organization WagnerThe Yevgeny Prigozhin is now in Belarus, said today Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenkoaccording to state news agency Belta.
According to an agreement brokered by Lukashenko on Saturday, an agreement that ended Wagner’s rebellion in Russia, Prigozhin was to be transferred to Belaruswhile his men have the choice of joining him or being integrated into Russia’s regular armed forces.
Lukashenko also stressed that his defense minister, Viktor Krenikov, had told him that he would not mind having a unit like Wagner in the Belarusian army. The Belarusian leader instructed Krenikov to negotiate with Prigozhin for this issue.
Earlier, Alexander Lukashenko stated that Belarus will benefit from the “experience” of the fighters of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner.
“If their commanders come to us and help us... (They have) experience. They are on the front line, they are assault units. They will explain to us what is important at the moment” at the military level, Lukashenko said, according to a statement from the Belarusian presidency.
“I told Putin not to assassinate him”
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said today that he told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin not to assassinate Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin during the mercenary mutiny.
“I told Putin: we can kill him, that’s not a problem. Either with the first attempt or with the second. But I told him: don’t do it,” Lukashenko said to Belarusian officials, according to a video posted on Telegram.
The Belarusian president confirmed that Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus after receiving “security guarantees” given by Putin during a speech on Monday. Putin has repeatedly thanked Lukashenko for brokering an end to the paramilitary group’s brief insurgency.
The leader of the Belarusian regime said earlier today that his country would benefit from the “experience” of the Wagner fighters.
As he emphasized, according to the state news agency Belta, Belarus is not building camps for the organization, but will host its fighters if they want.
“We offered them one of the abandoned military bases. With pleasure – we have a fence, we have everything – set up your tents,” said Lukashenko.
He also stated that there are no plans to open any Wagner recruiting center in Belarus.
Source: Skai.gr, APE
Source :Skai
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