President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that in Belarus, the head of the PMC “Wagner” Evgenia Prigozhin is not.
“Why are you asking me where the private military company Vagner and the head of this company is located today? Is this a company, do you perfectly understand, Russian. Therefore, the question is clearly not for me. As far as I am informed, fighters are very serious PMC fighters “Wagner” – are in their regular camps. In those camps where they were after withdrawal from the front to restore, treatment, rest and so on. There is a regular rotation for such a war. After Bakhmut, they were taken to their camp, there they are there today And they are located, ”Lukashenko said at a meeting with representatives of foreign and Belarusian media.
Lukashenko noted that he does not see risks for Belarus, if the Wagner PMC fighters are located in our country. “As for Evgeny Prigozhin, he is in St. Petersburg. Where is he this morning? Maybe he went to Moscow, maybe somewhere else, but he is not in Belarus,” BelTA president quotes.
According to Lukashenko, there are no risks for Belarus from the placement of PMC “Wagner”. “I don’t see any risks from placing Wagner PMCs in Belarus, if this happens. This is not the case that they try to strain me from all sides. I understand why they are straining: if the Wagner PMC appears in Belarus … Everything The neighbors, including your leadership, the United States of America, understand that this is a very powerful combat unit and is unlikely to have equal units in the world, like the Wagner PMC, which passed through many battles, battles and in this case through the war. Therefore I understand why you are so stomping on this topic, ”the politician is sure.
Lukashenko emphasized that he sees “nothing special” in the placement of PMC “Wagner” in Belarus.
He believes that the armed forces of Belarus are very combat -ready units that are not inferior to Wagner. “And the experience that Wagner has and the commanders will be happy to convey to our armed forces. I mean the military experience that they received. The one we need. This is tactics, fighting. We don’t have to calm down. You see Applications of various fidgets, Duda and Volodya Zelensky, that they will not leave Belarus at rest. Naturally, as a commander in chief, I must react to such things. Therefore, we will cope with this problem if you think this is a problem. I do not consider it, I do not think. that this is a problem, ”the head of Belarus emphasized.
In the case of the placement of PMC “Wagner” in Belarus, it can be involved in the defense of the country, he is sure. “They will be in Belarus or will not, in what quantity – in the near future we will figure out. We will not hide this information. We will definitely inform about our further relations with this unit,” Lukashenko assured.