Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won't press charges for mutiny
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June 28, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, escaped prosecution for his abortive armed rebellion against the Kremlin and is in Belarus, that country's president said Tuesday.
The exile of the 62-year-old owner of the Wagner Group was part of a deal that ended the short-lived mutiny in Russia. President Alexander Lukashenko said Prigozhin and some of his troops are welcome to stay in Belarus "for some time" at their own expense.
Prigozhin has not been seen since Saturday, whe...
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