Prigozhin Agrees To Stop Wagner Advancement To Moscow And Start Negotiations – Belarus Lukashenko Says

Yevgeny Prigozhin has agreed to de-escalate the situation in Russia, the Belarusian president’s office has said. 

The announcement, carried on the official Telegram channel of the Belarusian presidency, said the head of the mercenary Wagner group had agreed to halt the further movement of his fighters across Russia.

The full statement of Lukashenko’s press service on the situation around Wagner PMC: “This morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed his Belarusian counterpart on the situation in southern Russia with the private military company Wagner.

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The heads of state agreed on joint actions. In further development of the agreements, the President of Belarus, having additionally specified the situation through his own channels, in agreement with the President of Russia, held talks with the head of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Negotiations continued throughout the day. As a result, they came to agreements on the inadmissibility of unleashing a bloody massacre on the territory of Russia. Yevgeny Prigozhin accepted the proposal of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to stop the movement of armed persons of the Wagner company in Russia and take further steps to de-escalate tensions.

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At the moment, on the table is an absolutely profitable and acceptable option for solving the situation, with security guarantees for the Wagner PMC fighters. As previously reported, also today the President of Belarus held two meetings with the power bloc of the country on this situation”

A deal to guarantee the safety of Wagner troops is also on the table.

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