{"id":1957582,"date":"2023-06-26T18:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T22:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lukashenko-regime-anxious-about-stability-as-putin-sends-wagner-fighters-to-belarus\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T18:38:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T22:38:28","slug":"lukashenko-regime-anxious-about-stability-as-putin-sends-wagner-fighters-to-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lukashenko-regime-anxious-about-stability-as-putin-sends-wagner-fighters-to-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukashenko regime uneasy as Putin deploys Wagner fighters to Belarus."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flukashenko-regime-anxious-about-stability-as-putin-sends-wagner-fighters-to-belarus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1957582&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russia to Allow Wagner Group Fighters to Go into Exile in Belarus<\/h2>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Wagner Group fighters involved in paramilitary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin&#8217;s failed uprising will be permitted to seek refuge in Belarus. In a brief address on Monday, Putin assured that those who wished to leave for Belarus would be able to do so, emphasizing his commitment to keeping his promise.<\/p>\n<h3>A Strategic Move or a Burden for Belarus?<\/h3>\n<p>Putin adopted a magnanimous stance towards the rank-and-file Wagner Group fighters, portraying them as patriotic individuals who were manipulated by their leaders. However, Western officials speculate that Putin&#8217;s true intentions towards Prigozhin and the fighters remain uncertain. Some suggest that Putin may be shifting the burden of dealing with the Wagner Group problem onto Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.<\/p>\n<p>One senior European official expressed concern for the Belarusian regime, stating that if they were unable to pay, mercenaries like the Wagner Group could be hired by others to carry out tasks. This poses a potential threat to the stability of Belarus.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges for Belarus<\/h3>\n<p>Belarusian Security Council State Secretary Aleksandr Volfovich acknowledged the complexity of the military and political situation along the country&#8217;s border. He emphasized the importance of maintaining law and order, particularly in light of the potential arrival of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">significant number<\/a> of Wagner Group forces. Reports suggest that camps are being constructed in Belarus to accommodate 8,000 fighters, raising concerns about the possibility of a coup.<\/p>\n<p>Neighboring Lithuania, a NATO member, has expedited a new border cover plan to reinforce border <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">security<\/a> guards in response to the prospect of Wagner fighters taking positions in Belarus. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda stressed the need for increased intelligence capabilities to assess the situation and ensure regional security.<\/p>\n<h3>Uncertainty and Monitoring<\/h3>\n<p>While the situation continues to unfold, Western officials and analysts remain uncertain about Putin&#8217;s true intentions regarding the relocation of Wagner Group fighters to Belarus. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized the need for close monitoring and the ability to react swiftly if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Despite concerns, a Ukrainian official downplayed the threat posed by the Wagner Group, stating that they are not a significant military power capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lukashenko-regime-anxious-about-stability-as-putin-sends-wagner-fighters-to-belarus\/\" title=\"Lukashenko regime uneasy as Putin deploys Wagner fighters to Belarus.\">waging large-scale wars<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lengthy-biden-xi-meeting-saw-healthy-debate-but-yields-no-major-breakthroughs\/\" title=\"Lengthy Biden-Xi Meeting Saw \u2018Healthy Debate,\u2019 But Yields No Major Breakthroughs\">official highlighted<\/a> that their successes in Ukraine were due to their role as assault infantry, complementing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gao-report-chinas-growing-power-poses-a-significant-challenge-to-the-u-s\/\" title=\"GAO Report: China's Growing Power Poses a 'Significant' Challenge to the U.S.\">conventional capabilities<\/a> of the Russian armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation develops, it remains to be seen how the presence of Wagner Group fighters in Belarus will impact regional dynamics and security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that fighters from the Wagner Group involved in the failed uprising led by Yevgeny Prigozhin can seek refuge in Belarus. Putin stated that those who desire to leave can do so, following the halt of the fighters&#8217; advance towards Moscow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1957583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1957582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1957582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1957583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1957582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1957582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1957582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}