The recent mutiny by the Wagner group, a private Russian mercenary force led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, has exposed the fragility of Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and the complexity of his relations with his closest ally, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Aleksandr Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for 27 years, played a key role in defusing the crisis by convincing Prigozhin to halt his march towards Moscow and offering him safe haven in his country.
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