The supposed exile of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin could be a smokescreen through which a surprise attack could be mounted against Ukraine from Belarus, the former head of the British military has warned.
Following a dramatic and turbulent 24 hours, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a longstanding ally of Vladimir Putin and head of the mercenary Wagner Private Military Company, agreed to stand down from his alleged attempt at a coup against the military leadership in the Kremlin.
With his forces reportedly reaching striking distance of Moscow — seemingly without much resistance — after taking over the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, notable for being the home of the Russian military HQ for operations in Ukraine, Prigozhin agreed to stand down his men following negotiations with Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko, another key ally of Putin.
Concluding a rollercoaster ride…
