2023-06-25 21:43:41
The leader of the Russian Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, commented on Lithuania’s strengthening of border security with Belarus, saying that he had not yet reached Minsk and terror had begun in European countries, as he put it.
In detail, Prigozhin published on his Telegram page the statements of the President of Lithuania, in which he called for strengthening the eastern wing of NATO following it was decided that the Wagner commander would go to Belarus, indicating that these measures would not have taken place had it not been for his move to Belarus, according to Al Arabiya Net.
It is reported that until this moment Prigozhin’s whereregardings are unknown following leaving Rostov on Saturday, while the Kremlin’s statement stated that he was going to Belarus.
The armed insurrection that occupied the world, led by the founder of “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin, ended following Prigozhin decided to leave Russia following mediation led by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed, in press statements, the most prominent points of agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian Alexander Lukashenko, within the framework of Minsk’s mediation to end the disobedience through a settlement process.
The dispute broke out between the commander of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the senior officers of the Russian army, last Saturday. For the fighters of the Special Military Group to seize a main army headquarters in southern Russia, and then head north towards the capital.
Earlier on Sunday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausida considered that NATO would have to “strengthen” its eastern wing if Belarus hosted the leader of the Russian armed Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Lithuania, located on the Baltic Sea, borders both Russia and Belarus, and next month will host a NATO summit.
The Lithuanian president made this statement following chairing a meeting of the National Security Council, which was devoted to discussing the one-day rebellion carried out by Wagner from Friday evening until Saturday evening, during which its fighters marched towards Moscow.
And following Prigozhin ordered his forces to retreat on Saturday, Moscow announced that the Wagner leader would leave Russia for Belarus, and that he would not face any trial.
“If Prigozhin or part of the Wagner Group ends up in Belarus, without specific plans or intentions, that means we will have to strengthen the security of our eastern border,” Gitanas Nauseda told reporters.
He added, “I am not only talking regarding Lithuania today, but certainly regarding the whole of NATO.”
Noseda said Lithuania would allocate more resources to the intelligence services to assess “the political and security aspects of Belarus”.
He stressed that his country is still planning to host the NATO summit scheduled for next month, and that the security measures surrounding the event do not need to be changed following the recent events in Russia.
And Noseda considered that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, would face greater difficulties following the Wagner rebellion.
The Wagner rebellion is the most serious security crisis in Russia, and the biggest challenge Vladimir Putin has faced since he came to power at the end of 1999.
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