Kremlin: Prigozhin Will Move to Belarus Under Agreement

The Kremlin indicated this Saturday evening that the head of the Russian private military group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will move to Belarus under an agreement mediated by its president, Alexander Lukashenko, to end the armed rebellion led by Prigozhin against the Russian military leadership. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated, “Lukashenko offered to mediate to reach an agreement, with the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he has known Prigozhin personally for about 20 years,” describing today’s events as "tragic." The Kremlin noted that Wagner fighters who did not participate in the "march" will sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense, confirming that legal action will not be taken against the fighters who participated in the march. Peskov refrained from disclosing whether any concessions had been made to Prigozhin aside from guarantees for his safety, which he said Putin had promised, as well as for the safety of him and his men to convince him to withdraw all his forces. The Russian news agency reported that Yevgeny Prigozhin and all his fighters left the main Russian army headquarters in the city of Rostov on Saturday evening.