Would Lukashenko accept someone else doing politics in his country, where he is the main dictator? I don’t think so
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On the tactical level, it’s important to pacify a bit, to make it calm, to give some hope and benefits to the ordinary Wagner mercenaries and senior command, to reduce their incentives to act
Lukashenko prefers to have men he can control: I’m not sure he can trust mercenaries
If Prigozhin will not have Wagner troops, if they will take Wagner troops from him, this will probably mean he is out of the game
Pavel Slunkin comments on the Wagner rebellion in Russia and wonders about its future impact on Prigozhin
In this interview Pavel Slunkin talks about the recent development in Russia and Belarus concerning the Wagner rebellion
As the Ukrainian offensive gains speed, more and more of the rot at the core of the Russian army and the Russian state is being exposed
Bruno Maçães reveals what Ukraine knew about the Wagner mutiny
For Lukashenko, a destabilization of Russia or Putin is an existential threat because his power is guaranteed by Moscow
Pavel Slunkin comments on relations between Lukashenko and Moscow in the context of Wagner mutiny
The erosion has begun, also because responsibility for the war and the country’s failure is now inextricably linked to one name: Putin
The years I was in the foreign ministry were the most liberal ever, and we were lobbying for a pro-Western direction
Pavel Slunkin on Lukashenko´s politics in Belarus and his role in the context of the Wagner mutiny