MOSCOW: Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the future of the group after its failed mutiny in Russia.
The short-lived rebellion was ended by a deal under which some Wagner fighters and their outspoken leader Yevgeny Prigozhin were supposed to move to Belarus.But Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had cast doubt on the deal when he said earlier this month that no Wagner fighters had moved to the country yet.The Belarusian defense ministry appeared to confirm Friday that at least some Wagner fighters had arrived.
'We are preparing to welcome Putin in August and we agree on the extension of the Black Sea grain corridor,' Erdogan told reporters.But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti: 'There were no statements on this subject from the Russian side'.'Every success... deserves gratitude' In Ukraine, Kyiv's much-hyped counteroffensive, which began last month, ground on with only very gradual advances.
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