"Putin's acknowledgement that he made a personal promise, presumably that Wagner personnel who went to Belarus would be safe there, was remarkable. "Putin may be presenting Belarus as a haven for Wagner fighters as a trap," it said in its latest update. The Russian president has told members of the mercenary group they have three options following their aborted mutiny: continue serving Russia, retire or follow their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin to Belarus.īut, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said the Kremlin will likely regard personnel who flee to the neighbouring country as traitors "whether or not it takes immediate action against them".
Vladimir Putin might be setting a "trap" for Wagner fighters by presenting Belarus as a safe haven, a US-based thinktank has said.
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