Lithuania watches Wagnerites in Belarus: no reason to react yet
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service is monitoring the situation around the movement of Wagner Group mercenaries to Belarus, but currently sees no reason to take additional measures to protect the border.
Source: Giedrius Mišutis, spokesperson for the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service, reported by European Pravda with a reference to Delfi
Quote: "The protection of the border with Belarus is now further strengthened due to illegal migration and the NATO summit, so the level of surveillance and vigilance is high."
Details: According to Mišutis, the State Border Guard Service will continue to monitor the situation.
"But so far there are no signs that anything needs to be done," Mišutis added.
Background:
- The leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was exiled to Belarus after he ended his failed rebellion in June.
- On 6 July, Lukashenko claimed that neither Wagner Group mercenaries nor Prigozhin were present in the country at the time.
- On 14 July, the Ministry of Defence of Belarus reported the presence of Wagner Group fighters in the country, saying that they were training territorial defence troops.
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