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2 July 2023

Wagner Group intensifies tensions between Belarus and the EU | Oleksiy Haran

The relocation of the Wagner mercenary group in Belarus rightfully causes alarm among its neighboring EU nations. Concerns are escalating about potential "infiltration" by this group, reportedly led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Given Belarus' previous episodes of border weaponization, EU nations, particularly Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, are apprehensive.

Olexiy Haran, Research Director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Professor of Comparative Politics at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, commented on these pressing issues for TRT World.