Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he received a “wave of calls” following reports of the presence of fighters from the private military company (PMC) Wagner in the republic. Agency reports BelTA.
“And as soon as the noise begins that they are here in Belarus, hear a wave of calls from those who do not know us. To the dictator in Belarus: “This is a bad thing, this is a bad sign!” they started to say. Why bad? Why is it bad for the French? Because these Wagnerians in Africa, you know, in which countries they beat these Frenchmen, only the dust flew. Of course, they do not like it, ”said Lukashenka.
He added that the presence of PMC fighters in Belarus was “inflated and inflated” from the outside.
Lukashenka noted that the mercenaries of the PMC “Wagner” “are not afraid of us.”
Before that, Lukashenka declarationIt has been reported that those who want to join Wagner’s private military company will not receive any points for enlistment in the country.
On the evening of June 23, the head of the Wagner PMC, 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.
Previously in the Kremlin discretion The frank statements of Lukashenka.