EN_20230720_200328_201200_CS00:08:32.12Asia-Pacific, Wagner Group, Moscow, Warfare, Africa, Russia, Belarus, Poland Ukraine, West, Crimea, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Donbas, Severodonetsk, Mariupol, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Civilians, Safety, Well being, Youngsters, Refugees, Humanitarian Disaster, Human Rights, Warfare in Ukraine, Invasion, Battle, Occupation, Warfare Crimes, Crimes towards humanity, France 24 Visitor, France 24, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Belarus, Wagner Group, Alexander LukashenkoMercenaries from Russian army firm Wagner launched joint drills with the Belarusian army on Thursday, nearly a month after their short-lived rebel towards Moscow. Poland constructed up troops on its border with Belarus in response to the struggle video games. The maneuvers adopted a pledge by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to assist defend Belarus from a possible incursion and to bolster its army. The Belarusian Protection Ministry mentioned the weeklong drills would happen at a firing vary close to Brest, a metropolis on the Polish border. A video launched Wednesday appeared to indicate Prigozhin for the primary time since he led final month’s mutiny. The recording reveals him telling his troops that earlier than deploying to Africa, they might spend a while in Belarus offering coaching to assist “make the Belarusian military the second strongest military on this planet.” For extra on Wagner’s joint coaching with the Belarusian army on Poland’s border, FRANCE 24’s Tom Burges Watson is joined by Velina Tchakarova, Founding father of FACE Geopolitical Consultancy, Teacher on the Actual-World Danger Institute and serves as a Peer Board Member of the Defence Horizon Journal.
