'There will be no mourning in our country,' a senior member Belarus' democratic opposition told Newsweek.
The dictator's willingness to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons and mercenaries—and use both to threaten his European Union-NATO neighbors—has not helped his cause.
Viačorka said that the Wagner turmoil could"create some turbulence within power elites and others very dependent on Russia right now, it can spark some instability. I think [Prigozhin's] death will not change everything, but it can change and impact many things. We should be prepared. The U.S. and U.K. have both said it is likely that the oligarch-turned-warlord is indeed dead. Putin on Thursday refrained from confirming Prigozhin's death, though hr offered his condolences to the families of the 10 people abroad the crashed aircraft and described the Wagner chief as a"talented person" who"made serious mistakes in life."
"It will take time before we understand what's happening with the Wagner Group in Belarus," Viačorka said."It was a huge blow for Lukashenko and his image, because of the security guarantees he gave to Prigozhin, because of his attempts to present himself as a peacemaker and a friend of Prigozhin."Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko are pictured during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 6, 2023.
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