War in Ukraine: Belarus discusses border “threats” with Wagner

Belarusian officials said on Monday that they had discussed “threats and challenges” on their country’s border with Ukraine and Poland. Wagner’s paramilitary group was exiled there After his failed rebellion in Russia. from, Wagner forces train soldiers Belarusians at war.

Belarusian Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov met with Wagner commanders at a training center and worked out a “clear action plan” with them for the training of Minsk forces by Russian paramilitaries.

Potential challenges and threats

“Given the difficult situation near the republic’s borders, it is very important to be ready to respond to potential challenges and threats,” he was quoted as saying in a press release from his ministry. He praised the “practical experience” of Wagner’s fighters, who had been engaged for months in the long and deadly battle for Bagmouth in eastern Ukraine.

Although Belarus, Moscow’s ally, is not directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian military used its territory and its airfields as a base for an attack on Kiev in 2022. Strengthen the border with BelarusAfter the announcement that Wagner would come to this country.

“They’re starting to tire us out.”

Belarus continues to accuse Poland of provocations on its common border. Warsaw considered Wagner’s presence in Belarus a “potential threat” to its neighbors and expressed a desire to strengthen its eastern flank.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko promised Vladimir Putin this weekend to “put” Wagner at the center of his country and “control” the situation. “They started to tire us. They “go west” (…) Warsaw, Rzeszów”, Lukashenko started about Wagner’s fighters.

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