Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that there will be no conscription points in the country for those who want to join the Wagner private military company. “I don’t think we need to open points. And they won’t,” Lukashenka said in an interview with the agency. BelTA.
Lukashenka also stated that she knew about a former Belarusian soldier in Wagner who served as one of its leaders. The President noted that this man cannot be arrested, and that anyone wishing to serve at Wagner must understand that their life is put at risk every day.
Thus, Lukashenka stressed that she will not support the recruitment of those who want to join Wagner in Belarus, but also will not interfere with those who decide to serve in this organization.
On the evening of June 23, Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin said that Russian Defense Ministry forces allegedly attacked the rear camps of his private military company, and his fighters were advancing towards Russia with a “march for justice”. . at the Ministry of Defense accusations deniedThe Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.
On the morning of June 24, the forces of the PMC “Wagner” closed the administrative buildings in Rostov-on-Don, and President Vladimir Putin began to move towards Moscow. objected, where he described the actions of the head of the PMC as a “stab in the back” and warned Prigozhin and his subordinates of the consequences. Supported by the State Duma, the Federation Council and the heads of a number of regions, the Chechen “Akhmat” forces were sent to Rostov.
In the evening, the press service of the President of Belarus briefed on the negotiations. Alexander Lukashenko and Prigozhin, as a result of which the parties agreed on “an acceptable solution to the situation with a guarantee of security for the company’s fighters.” PMC head ‘Wagner’ accused of rioting declarationthat he had decided to reverse his columns and send them back to field camps.