The President of Belarus Lukashenko has decided to reap all possible benefits from his role as „savior of peace in Russia“.

He began making occasional statements to the Belarusian elite and detailing how he had averted a major massacre within hours.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin wanted to „cleanse“ Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin during the attempted armed uprising in Russia, Reuters reports.

Putin initially vowed to crush the attempted riot, comparing it to wartime times before the 1917 revolution and subsequent civil war, BTV reported.

Hours later, however, a deal was made with Prigozhin and some of his fighters to go to Belarus.

Follow all on the subject here „I understand that a brutal decision has been made to purge all the rebels,“ Lukashenko told a briefing with his military chiefs and journalists on Tuesday, Belarusian media said.

„I suggested he take his time. I told him let’s talk to Prigozhin and his commanders first,“ adds Lukashenko.

“Listen, Sasha, this is unnecessary. He doesn’t even pick up the phone, he doesn’t want to talk to anyone,“ Putin replied.

„This is the most trained part of the Russian army. Who can argue with that? My army understands it, we don’t have such people in Belarus,“ Lukashenko said.

He described the decision for Prigogine as pragmatic, as they can use the information they have to their advantage.

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In the country with 22,000 nuclear warheads, the fate of the entire world could someday be decided over a missed phone call and a fit of rage.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has revealed startling details of negotiations with the renegade head of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary army.

Lukashenko revealed that Vladimir Putin was furious that Prigozhin did not return calls during his armed adventure.

Lukashenko warned Prigozhin that he would be crushed like a cockroach if he tried to attack Moscow, and that the Kremlin would never grant his request to remove Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff General Valery Gerasimov, the Telegraph reported.

Prigozhin arrived in Belarus under a deal that ended his short-lived rebellion against the Russian army, the state-run Belta news agency reported, citing Lukashenko.

Lukashenko detailed his talks with Putin and Prigozhin on Saturday. According to the Belarusian president, Prigozhin was determined to advance with his fighters to Moscow, but quickly changed his mind after being informed by negotiators that he would face a serious response.

„I tried to convince him for a long time. And finally I said, “You know, you can do whatever you want, but don’t be offended. Our brigade is ready to be transferred to Moscow,“ Lukashenko revealed to state media.

Lukashenko explained to Prigozhin that even if he considered the riot a protest, the results of an attack could be catastrophic not only for Moscow, but also for neighboring nations.

He spoke to Putin by phone as early as 10 a.m. local time, after Wagner’s forces seized the military base of the southern Rostov-on-Don governorate and announced they were moving toward the capital.

Then Lukashenko realized that a „harsh decision“ had been made – to liquidate Prigozhin and his fighters.

„I advised Putin to take his time. Let’s talk with Prigozhin, with his commanders,“ Lukashenou clarified, stressing that the head of „Wagner“ rejected Putin’s calls and it was necessary to establish three communication channels with Rostov-on-Don in order to proceed with the negotiations with the mutinous soldiers.

Within an hour of his first conversation with Putin, Lukashenko was able to reach Prigozhin, who immediately picked up the phone and sounded excited about the opportunity to negotiate. The conversations were initially heated, and for the first half hour Prigozhin did not stop cursing.

After the situation calmed down, Lukashenko was able to negotiate an end to the rebellion by offering Prigozhin and his fighters immunity. Yevgeny Prigozhin agreed to go into exile in Belarus.

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Absolutely everything is possible now in Russia.

Wagner’s forces are moving extremely fast towards Moscow and are already several hundred kilometers away.

Meanwhile, media outlets have reported that a Russian government plane used by President Vladimir Putin took off from Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport at 2:16 p.m. St. Petersburg time and then disappeared from radar. The pilots apparently stopped transmitting data when the Ilyushin plane was just south of the Russian city of Tver. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied the president had left the capital and said the head of state was working in his office.

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Wagnerites established control over Voronezh. Barricades of buses and loose resistance could not stop them.

Lipetsk region is also in the hands of the Wagnerites. However, the city has not yet been attacked. Anti-tank trenches were dug along its exits.

The curious thing is that there is complete calm in Crimea and the local governor has declared that he will not take any extraordinary measures.

The forward units of Prigozhin and the revolted Russian army units are already moving in the Moscow region – a hundred kilometers from the capital.

So far, they practically do not meet strong resistance. Kadyrov’s units, which he sent to Rostov, were caught in a huge traffic jam and thus pinned in place without any possibility of movement.

Putin signed two laws – to enlist in the regular army for a salary investigative and convicted persons and to arrest citizens for 30 days in connection with martial law, without officially charging them. The first law suggests that the Kremlin’s confidence in the regular army is zero. At the same time, Prigozhin announced that a full airborne regiment had joined his army advancing on Moscow. Unofficially, it is reinforced with other. parts incl. and tanks.

In the late afternoon, Putin held a conversation with Erdogan. According to the Kremlin website, the Turkish president has fully supported the Kremlin. According to the official announcement of the state-run Anatolia Agency, „Erdogan has expressed Turkey’s readiness to make a real contribution to quickly ensuring calm in the Russian Federation and has emphasized the importance of preserving common sense within the framework of decisions.“ It has been unofficially reported that Erdogan is ready to broker a peace deal between the warring power camps in Russia.

In addition, talks were held by Putin with heads of Central Asian countries of the CIS.

More measures are being taken in Moscow to tighten the state of emergency. Anti-tank hedgehogs, etc. are being prepared. means of building barricades. The army (the units next to Moscow) refused to intervene on either side and declared neutrality. At the Kremlin’s disposal are only the Rossgvarda and the division of the Ministry of the Interior, which will be quickly crushed by the Wagnerites and the rebel army units with combat experience.

The information about the transfer of the state leadership to Petersburg is increasing more and more, given the danger of battles in Moscow and the capture of the capital. In this connection with St. Petersburg, they also tightened measures to control citizens, bridges, various strategic sites, etc., entry-exit highways, etc.

Austrian media reports chaos in Russia. According to data published by „oe24“, direct flights from the Russian capital to Tbilisi, Astana and Istanbul have already been sold out.

Queues at gas stations, empty shelves in markets, the publication reports.

Residents of Rostov-on-Don talk about long queues at gas stations. Grocery stores in Rostov, Moscow and Voronezh also reported heavy traffic as well as empty shelves. Because of this, some stores have limited sales of products such as sugar, salt, flour, butter and cereals.

The association of producers of food products told the state news agency TASS that there is no cause for concern, stocks are sufficient. Food stocks in the Rostov region are also sufficient, „supplies for a week have been stored,“ the association said.

The struggle for power in Russia continues to escalate. The head of „Wagner“ Yevgeny Prigozhin issued a challenge to the Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu and the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. If they did not come to him, Wagner’s mercenaries would march all the way to Moscow, Prigozhin declared. In his speech before noon today, President Vladimir Putin called the rebels „traitors.“

Later in the day, it was reported that columns of PMC „Wagner“ had headed for Moscow. Minutes ago, Prigozhin announced on his Telegram channel that the fighters are already in the territory of the Moscow Region, reported aktualno.com.

Meanwhile, media outlets have reported that a Russian government plane used by President Vladimir Putin took off from Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport at 2:16 p.m. St. Petersburg time and then disappeared from radar. The pilots apparently stopped transmitting data when the Ilyushin plane was just south of the Russian city of Tver. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied the president had left the capital and said the head of state was working in his office.

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