Lukashenko says he didn’t provide security guarantee to Prigozhin

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said he did not provide a security guarantee to Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, Report informs, citing Belta.

According to him, the head of the Wagner group did not discuss the issue of security with him.

Lukashenko also said that he warned Prigozhin twice about possible negative consequences, but Prigozhin said he wanted to take the risk. The president also said that during the uprising, he talked to Prigozhin by phone and warned about the risk of death for him and his supporters.