Lukashenko Says Putin Wanted to ‘Wipe Out’ Prigozhin During Mutiny Attempt

over 2 years in theepochtimes

MOSCOW—Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin not to “wipe out” mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, in response to what the Kremlin cast as a mutiny. Putin initially vowed to crush the mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917 and then a civil war, but […]

Mentioned in this news
Share it on