Lukashenko: Pigage is in Russia

Wagner's chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led armed but brief rebellion in Russia last month, is in Russia and not Belarus, says Belarus's leader.

A little over a week ago, Lukaschenko, who has been ruling Belarus since 1994 and who is thought to have manipulated the 2020 elections to retain power, said Prygozhin had arrived in Belarus.

But on Thursday, Lukashenko told reporters that Pgozhin is in St Petersburg and that it is not in Belarus's territory. ”

The BBC tracked the private Prigozy plane that flew to Belarus at the end of June and returned to Russia that evening, Periscopi translated.

Prigozy's location has been a mystery since he was seen in southern Russia during the rebellion.

Under an agreement to end the crash, charges against Prigozhi were dropped, and his fighters were allowed to move to Belarus.

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko helped mediate the agreement.