Wagner Chief Prigozhin Is Back in Russia, Lukashenko Says
- Belarus President Lukashenko mulls using Wagner for defense
- Leader said last week Prigozhin came to Belarus after mutiny
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The chief of the Wagner private army that staged an aborted rebellion against the Kremlin’s military leadership last month is back in Russia, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Yevgeny Prigozhin “is in St. Petersburg,” Lukashenko told reporters in Minsk on Thursday, according to the state-owned Belta news agency. The mercenary leader may also have gone to Moscow, the president said.