we begin with the increasingly interesting question ofjust exactly where the leader of the russian mercenary group actually is. russian mercenary group actually is- russian mercenary group actuall is. , ., actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a high-profile - actually is. yevgeny prigozhini has been a high-profile figure has been a high profile figure in the russian invasion of ukraine. two weeks ago he led a short lived mutiny and was thought to have fled to belarus under an amnesty agreement. now the leader of belarus says that yevgeny prigozhin has returned to russia placing his future potentially into question. our russia editor steve rosenberg travelled to the capital of belarus, minsk. he was one of only a handful ofjournalists in the room to speak to mr lukashenko, who the uk does not recognise as the legitimate president of the country. there are still so many questions about the russian rebellion. would he have the answ
intriguing question ofjust exactly where the leader of the russian mercenary group yevgeny prigozhin actually is. he s been a high profile figure in the russian invasion of ukraine but two weeks ago he led a short lived mutiny and was thought to have fled to belarus under an amnesty agreement. now the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, says that mr prigozhin has gone back to russia placing his future potentially into question. our russia editor steve rosenberg travelled to the capital of belarus minsk. he was one of only a handful ofjournalists in the room to speak to mr lukashenko who the uk does not recognise as the legitimate president of the country. there are still so many questions about the russian rebellion. would he have the answers? the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, brokered the agreement that ended the mutiny, so we are told. under a deal with the kremlin, wagner mercenary yevgeny prigozhin was supposed to move here to belarus with
i asked mr lukashenko if the wagner leader and his group move here would he let them use belarusian territory to attack ukraine and destabilise other countries in the region? translation: steve, we have never attacked anyone - and we are not intending to and no one will use our territory to attack anyone. but if there is an act of aggression against us we will respond and if wagner are here, then they, just like the belarusian army, will defend our interests. ever since the wagner mutiny the main question we have been asking is what on earth is going on? and nearly two weeks on we still don t know. the deal that had been announced was pretty clear. yevgeny prigozhin goes to belarus and the wagner fighters who want to join him also go to belarus. but we see no sign of that.
they have withdrawn to afterfighting in bakhmut. as for yevgeny prigozhin, he is in st petersburg, or maybe he flew to moscow this morning, or somewhere else, but he is not in belarus. yevgeny prigozhin hasn t been seen in public for days, although we have seen inside what is purported to be his st petersburg mansion, these images leaked online, reportedly taken during a raid by russian security services. they show weapons, gold bars and lots of wigs. i asked mr lukashenko if the wagner leader and his group move here, would he let them use belarusian territory to attack ukraine and destabilise other countries in the region? translation: steve, we have
and his group move here would he let them use belarusian territory to attack ukraine and destabilise other countries in the region? translation: steve, we have never attacked anyone - and we are not intending to and no one will use our territory to attack anyone. but if there is an act of aggression against us we will respond and if wagner are here, then they, just like the belarusian army, will defend our interests. ever since the wagner mutiny the main question we have been asking is what on earth is going on? and nearly two weeks on we still don t know. the deal that had been announced was pretty clear. yevgeny prigozhin goes to belarus and the wagner fighters who want to join him also go to belarus.