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Lukashenko. Stock Photo AP  

 

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Lukashenko: Putin grateful after the negotiations 

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have thanked Aleksandr Lukashenko after the Belarusian dictator negotiated with Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. This is stated by Lukashenko's press office in a statement, according to AFP. 

 

"The President of Belarus informed the President of Russia in detail about the results of today's negotiations with the management of the Wagner Group," the statement reads.  

 

The press office adds that "Putin thanked his Belarusian colleague".  

 

At 7:30 p.m., Swedish time, Prigozhin announced that the Wagner Group was ending its advance towards Moscow. 

 

Russian police. AP  

 

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The Wagner group packs up – measures are lifted in Russian cities 

The Wagner group packs up – measures are lifted in Russian cities The Wagner group has begun to withdraw from the Russian city of Rostov-na-Donu, near the Ukrainian border, writes AFP.  

 

A video picked up by Sky News from social media shows a group of Wagner soldiers celebrating the announcement of the aborted advance. 

 

- Boys, let's pack up and go home, shouts a person in the clip.  

 

At the same time, the governor of Lipetsk announces that the authorities have begun to lift the security measures that were introduced during the Wagner group's advance in the region on Saturday.  

 

Among other things, residents were asked to stay indoors and roads were closed.  

 

- It has not been an easy day. Our team has done a smooth and fast job, as it should be when you are responsible for the safety of the residents, says Governor Igor Artamonov.