Wagner Boss In Russia, According To Belarus President
The boss of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin – who led a short-lived armed rebellion in Russia last month is in Russia, according to the longtime Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Prigozhin’s whereabouts remained mystery since he was seen in southern Russia during the mutiny.
Under a deal to end the mutiny, charges against prigozhin were dropped and he was to be allowed to move to Belarus.
Mr Lukashenko helped broker the deal to end the mutiny.
Responding to Lukashenko’s comments, Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin did not follow Prigozhin’s movements.
“We do not have the desire nor the capability to do so,” the spokesperson told journalists during his daily call.
Peskov added that the brokered deal under which Prigozhin relocates to Belarus “remains relevant.”
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Speaking on the Telegram messaging app on Monday for the second time since his aborted rebellion, Prigozhin thanked supporters inside Russia.
Today we need your support more than ever,” he said, promising new victories at the front “in the near future.
Meanwhile, Russian state media on Wednesday launched a fierce attack on Prigozhin as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to discredit him in the eyes of the Russian public.
Rossiya-1 TV channel aired what it said was exclusive footage shot during an FSB security service raid on Prigozhin’s private estates in St Petersburg.
The FSB said it found weapons, gold bars and a closet full of wigs at the opulent mansion.
The pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia also published footage of the raid, showing a giant sledgehammer inscribed with the words “for use in important negotiations” displayed in one of the rooms.
