Eastern European NATO countries on Tuesday warned that a move of Wagner's Russian mercenary troops to Belarus would create greater regional instability, but NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is ready to defend itself against any threat.
"If Wagner deploys its serial killers in Belarus, all neighbouring countries face even bigger danger of instability," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said after a meeting in The Hague with Stoltenberg and government leaders from six other NATO allies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wagner's fighters would be offered the choice of relocating there.Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Poland's President Andrzej Duda, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Romania's President Klaus Iohannis and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr...
"We have already increased our military presence in the eastern part of the alliance and we will make further decisions to further strengthen our collective defence with more high-readiness forces and more capabilities at the upcoming summit."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wagner Group's Prigozhin arrives in Belarus following failed Russian rebellionYevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the private Russian mercenary army known as the Wagner Group, has reached Belarus after fleeing Russia following his short-lived mutiny against top military officials.
Read more »
Head of mercenary group Wagner has arrived in Belarus after weekend mutiny in Russia, Lukashenko saysBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group Wagner, has arrived in Belarus after a short-lived armed mutiny in Russia.
Read more »
Belarus Leader: I Saved Wagner Boss From Bloodthirsty PutinBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko wants the world to know he’s a hero (but a modest one!) for saving Russia’s rogue mercenary boss from certain death over the weekend.
Read more »
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin reaches Belarus after brief revolt in RussiaBelarus welcomes Yevgeny Prigozhin, boss of Wagner mercenary group, into exile as Moscow prepares for Wagner troops to hand over heavy weapons to Russia's military
Read more »