Russian Mercenary Threat in Belarus Abating, Baltic Leader Says
- Nauseda says Wagner showing ‘confusion’ after leader’s death
- Comments mark shift after Baltics, Poland sounded alarm
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Russian mercenary forces in Belarus have shown signs of “confusion” after the death of Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, defusing an immediate threat to the region, Lithuania’s president said.
The comments by Gitanas Nauseda mark a shift after he and other regional leaders raised the prospect of shutting their borders with Belarus following the movement of Wagner forces into the country. There is no evidence that the mercenary group is seeking to destabilize the frontier with Lithuania and Poland, both NATO members, Nauseda said.