“We do not see any direct or indirect military threat from Wagner mercenaries to our allies, but we remain vigilant,” she said.
According to her, NATO has now significantly increased its defense presence in the eastern part of the Alliance. This is a response to Russian aggression, and “continues to do everything necessary to contain any threat and protect every inch of the territory of the Alliance.”
“As NATO leaders stated at the Vilnius summit in July, we call on all countries not to provide any assistance to Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine and condemn all those who actively contribute to the Russian war,” Longescu said.
Mercenaries of PMC “Wagner” in Belarus
After the unsuccessful rebellion of the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin in the Russian Federation, part of his militants arrived in Belarus. They are located in a tent city.
Now there are more than 3.5 thousand “Wagnerites”. On July 20, it became known that Belarusian special forces and mercenaries would conduct joint exercises.
Ukrainian border guards note that so far the militants in Belarus do not pose a threat to Ukraine, but provocations are not ruled out.
Recently, the Prime Minister of Poland said that the Russian Federation and Belarus sent a hundred Wagner militants to the Suwalski corridor. This territory connects Poland with Lithuania and other Baltic countries and separates the Kaliningrad region of Russia from Belarus.
We also add that Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda believe that Wagner PMC mercenaries in Belarus can carry out provocations on the borders of NATO countries.
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2023-08-08 18:15:14
