Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania announced that they would seal their borders with Belarus in the event of any military incidents or massive migrant pushes.
addressed the media following their talks. In a joint statement they demanded that the government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko immediately remove from its territory the Wagner Group mercenaries. They also demanded the removal of migrants from border areas and their return to their home countries.
Poland's Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski, right, and Lithuania's counterpart Agne Bilotaite, speak to reporters following talks in Warsaw, Poland, on Aug. 28, 2023. The four countries, which are also European Union members, support Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion.The sudden death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash in Russia last week has raised questions about the future of the Wagner group, which Poland's Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski branded as"extremely dangerous" and"demoralized." He also said the mercenaries pose a threat to the citizens of Belarus and the entire region.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state, according to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website late Friday and effective immediately.
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