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Belarusian leader confirms arrival of exiled Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

Belarusian leader confirms arrival of exiled Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

Moscow claims paramilitaries have agreed to hand over weapons after failed Rostov uprising

The Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin flew into exile in Belarus on his private jet on Tuesday, as Moscow claimed the paramilitary force had agreed to hand over its weapons after the group’s failed insurrection.

“Yes, indeed, he is in Belarus today,” the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, said in comments first reported by Belta, the country’s national news agency.

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