Moscow, 27 June 2023 (dpa/MIA) - Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is now in Belarus following his mutiny in Russia at the weekend.

"Yes, really, he is today in Belarus," Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was quoted as saying by state news agency Belta.

There was widespread speculation over his whereabouts.

Lukashenko had mediated an end to the stand-off between Moscow and mercenary leader Prigozhin, who marched his private army towards the Russian capital in a dispute over supplies and how Kremlin chiefs were overseeing the war in Ukraine.

According to the Kremlin, Prigozhin was set to find refuge in Belarus as part of a deal and criminal charges against him have been dropped.

Lukashenko admitted that all parties involved - himself included - had initially underestimated the danger of the situation escalating.

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