Lukashenko discusses opposition’s sentiments amid Prigozhin controversy.

Minsk, June 27 – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday at the ceremony of introducing writers to senior officers that the Belarusian emigrant opposition is disappointed with the outcome of negotiations with Wagner PMC chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

On Saturday night in Rostov-on-Don, the headquarters of the Southern Military District was captured by the Wagner PMC. This happened against the background of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s statements about allegations of missile and bomb attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on the camps of the Wagner PMC – this was denied by the Ministry of Defense and the FSB. A criminal case was opened against Prigozhin for organizing an armed rebellion. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the rebels’ actions as a criminal adventure, a stab in the back for Russia and a betrayal that led to exorbitant ambitions and personal interests.

Later, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, in agreement with Putin, held talks with Prigozhin, after which Lukashenko’s press service reported that the head of the Military Security Council accepted his proposal to stop the Wagner movement in Russia and take further steps to de-escalate. The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Prigozhin would leave for Belarus, and the criminal case would be dropped. The Kremlin said that ensuring this is the words of the President of Russia.