Belarus’ Lukashenko says ‘he saved Russia from civil war’ by stopping Wagner mutiny

With Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Progozhin removed from Russia, one authoritarian leader is breathing a little easier – but another is perhaps starting to sweat.

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Belarussian President Lukashenko said that he’s ‘not a hero’ for brokering the deal that averted the mutiny – but hosting a mercenary leader with a taste for trouble might test the limits of Lukashenko’s hard-fought grip on Belarus.

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