Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he told the mercenary leader that his men would be utterly destroyed, while describing how he negotiated a deal for Wagner to halt the mutinous march …
Lukashenko detailed his frenzied back-and-forth phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prigozhin on Saturday to try to halt the coup attempt, during which the Wagner chief mainly swore.for the alleged wrong-doings against Wagner, but the mercenary leader quickly changed his tune once the negotiator informed him that he would face devastating results.
Touting his successful negotiation Tuesday as his nation received Prigozhin and offered Wagner troops an abandoned military base in Belarus, Lukashenko claimed he was the key figure in securing peace over the weekend. Vladimir Putin was allegedly ready to order a strike against Wagner after it took the Russian city of Rostov.After negotiations Saturday, Wagner forces agreed to pack up and leave Russia.“I suggested Putin not to hurry. Let’s talk with Prigozhin, with his commanders,” he added.
Despite Prigozhin being happy to talk, Lukashenko said, the discussions were initially heated, with the first 30 minutes spent by the Wagner chief hurling a plethora of swears over the phone.
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