It is not the first time that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko negotiated as a mediator, his role in resolving the conflict with PMC Wagner should not be overstated, aforementioned On the broadcast of the radio station “Moscow speaks” Primakov of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky, employee of the National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations named after EM.
According to him, this outcome was influenced by a “complex process”, mainly influenced by Russia.
“This is not a new role for him and he has always acted as a stabilizing force, if a conflict arises somewhere, then Lukashenka tries to take the side of stability. Its role in this case is quite important, but I will not exaggerate it too. One way or another, this is an internal matter of Russia, and first of all, the problem was solved by the efforts of Russia. The very necessary and very important role of Alexander Grigoryevich was also a complex process that we cannot exaggerate.”
Recall that on June 24, after the forces of the Wagner PMC blocked the administrative buildings in Rostov-on-Don, and the press service of the President of Belarus began to move towards Moscow. knowledgeable About the negotiations between Alexander Lukashenko and Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the PMC. As a result, the parties managed to agree on “an acceptable solution to the situation with a guarantee of security for the company’s fighters.”
Alexander Lukashenko later approvedYevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Wagner PMC, arrived in Belarus on 27 June.
Formerly Alexander Lukashenko judicial himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin as representatives of the generation of “outgoing politicians”.