Prigozhin, Wagner Chief, Returns to Russia, Lukashenko Confirms

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, is currently in St. Petersburg, Russia, and not in Belarus as previously claimed. Lukashenko confirmed that he spoke to Prigozhin on the phone and stated that the Wagner fighters have not yet been transferred to Belarus. Reports suggest that Wagner is setting up camps in Belarus, but Lukashenko did not provide details on their deployment. Prigozhin's aborted mutiny, which aimed to march on Moscow, posed a significant threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime.