During the 2023 revolt by the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, Lukashenko acted as mediator between Putin and chief mutineer Yevgeny Prigozhin, allowing him to be portrayed as a peacemaker.

Russian Wagner PMC mercenaries in Mali, supporting Colonel Assimi Goita, who seized power in a coup, were caught in an ambush. According to RFI, the Malian military and Wagner mercenaries were ...

However, Russian military experts and bloggers speculate the main recipient is the “African Corps,” a unit established by Russia’s Ministry of Defense as a successor to the Wagner PMC. The Russian ...

Therefore, as long as the founder of the Wagner PMC remained alive ... with the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to secure amnesty in exchange for ending the riot.

Blinken spoke with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday about the aftermath of the Wagner rebellion ... Russia's military and confirmed that Belarus' Lukashenko participated in the talks ...

Lukashenko hosted the Wagner group leader and his fighters in Belarus before Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in 2023. Despite western sanctions, Belarus had managed to capitalise on the war ...