Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirms mercenary Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin arrives in his country

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who quelled the feud between the Wagner Group and Russia, has confirmed that mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in his country. Mr. Lukashenko, a longtime ally of the Russian President, said that he had warned Prigozhin that if he continued his march into the Russian capital, his soldiers would be destroyed.

Talking about his role in halting the mercenaries’ military insurrection, the President of Belarus claimed that he convinced Russian leader Vladimir Putin to not destroy the Wagner group and its



chief. 

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to his army, which he said had prevented a civil war during last weekend's Wagner uprising.  The fighters have been pardoned but the group has been ordered to hand over its heavy weapons.

While the shockwaves of the revolt led by Prigozhin's men have yet to be measured, the Kremlin has already denied that Vladimir Putin has been weakened by this crisis, the worst in more than two decades of his reign.