Ukraine is in a strong battlefield position against invading Russian forces but the exile of a rebel mercenary leader to neighbouring Belarus poses a fresh potential threat, a former British Army chief has told Sky News
Despite Putin accusing his one-time ally of treason and mutiny, charges against him of mounting an armed rebellion were dropped.In allowing Prigozhin and his forces to go free, the Kremlin said Putin's"highest goal" was"to avoid bloodshed".Wagner leader's audio message calling off advance
But Lord Dannatt said:"Apparently he's left the stage to go to Belarus but is that the end of Prigozhin and the Wagner Group? The fact that he's gone to Belarus is I think a matter of some concern.Ukraine needs to make sure they have units that could repel attack from Belarus, says ex-UK army chief "If he has gone to Belarus and has kept an effective fighting force around him, he then presents a threat again to the Ukrainian flank closest to Kyiv which is where all this began on 24 February last year.
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