Russia and Belarus will continue to 'exploit' the Wagner Group for propaganda purposes, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry told Newsweek.
of mercenaries amassing in Belarus, a staunch Russia ally, as tensions simmer over the contentious Suwałki Gap.
"Lithuanian institutions are actively monitoring the processes related to the Wagner Group," although they are considered an ill-equipped force, a spokesperson for Vilnius' Defense Ministry toldConcerns, namely among's Eastern European and Baltic states, over the fate of the Suwałki Gap—a strip of land along the Polish and Lithuanian border separating Belarus to the east from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the west—have grown after Wagner Group mercenaries started to...
A member of Wagner group stands guard outside the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023."Lithuanian institutions are actively monitoring the processes related to the Wagner Group," the Defense Ministry told Newsweek.
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