Zelenskyy believes there are not enough Wagner fighters in Belarus to launch new offensive on Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the fact that Wagner Group fighters are now being transferred to Belarus does not pose a threat to Ukraine.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine news agency, citing Zelenskyy during a press conference following his meeting with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda
Quote from Zelenskyy: "I can’t say that they [the Wagner Group mercenaries] will pose a threat in Belarus because I think that contingent is not very large."
Details: Zelenskyy explained that Ukraine’s defence forces have killed many Wagner Group mercenaries fighting in Ukraine, which is why the number of Wagnerites who were marching on Moscow was not that large.
The president added that the Ukrainian army believes that the situation in northern Ukraine remains "unchanged and under its control", and that a new offensive from the north is impossible. "After all, we have a powerful modern army. These are facts, not just words," Zelenskyy said.
Previously:
- After the thwarted mutiny, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the Wagner mercenaries would return to their field camps.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Wagner Group mercenaries the opportunity to either sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence [and thus join the regular Russian army – ed.], resign, or go to Belarus.
- Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, confirmed that Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus.
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