Lukashenko says Wagner chief Prigozhin expected in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks at a ceremony to present general’s shoulder straps to high-ranking officers at the Independence Palace in Minsk on June 27, 2023. Belarusian strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko said on June 27, 2023 that long-standing tensions between Moscow’s army and the Wagner mercenary group, which staged a mutiny in Russia, had been mismanaged. (Photo by Handout / Belarusian presidential press service / AFP)

MOSCOW, June 27, 2023 (AFP) – Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a mutiny in Russia over the weekend, will be in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended his revolt.

“I can see Prigozhin is already flying on the plane. Yes, indeed, today he is in Belarus,” Lukashenko said in a meeting with Belarusian officers, according to state media.

It was not clear if the Wagener leader had already arrived in Belarus or was still in the air.

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