Russian mercenaries train soldiers in Belarus
While the Wagner Group boss has not made any public appearances for the past three weeks, pictures show soldiers from the mercenary group training the army of Belarus a country that borders Ukraine and is a strong Moscow ally.
Also this Friday, the Ukrainian President commented on this topic. He said that there is currently no threat of Belarus invading his country. According to him, the situation on the border is stable, but it is necessary to be prepared because, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Belarus continues to support Russia in the war.
At a press conference this Thursday (13), US President Joe Biden said he did not know Prigozhin’s whereabouts, but joked: If I were him, I would be very careful about what I eat and referred to possible poisoning.
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Putin called mercenaries into the Russian army
After the Wagner group mutiny revealed disagreements at the top of the Russian military, Russian officials commented on the mercenary group and its legal status.
For the first time in an interview, the Russian President spoke of the fact that days before the uprising he even offered the Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin a job in the country’s army. However, Putin has also publicly stated that the group has no basis in Russian law and that he does not consider these soldiers independent, suggesting that legally the group should not exist.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Wagner soldiers faced a complicated situation.