Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said the Government will be keeping a "close eye" on Wagner Group troops based in Belarus, especially given the proximity to NATO's borders.
Heavily armed Wagner Group mercenaries thought to be joining Yevgeny Prigozhin in Belarus will be based close to military bases which are home to nuclear weapons, an MP and former British Army officer has warned.
And Foreign Secretary James Cleverly promised to keep a "very, very close eye" on the whereabouts of the fighters.
Tory Bob Seely told the Commons: "The latest news, if it is to be believed, is that 8,000 Wagner mercenaries are going to be joining Yevgeny Prigozhin in Belarus in a small town called Asipovichy, where some bases, I understand, are being built under dictator Alexander Lukashenko's request."
The Isle of Wight MP added: "Without wishing to speculate whether this brigade-sized force is going to - in the short to medium-term - be a greater threat to Lukashenko or to Putin, will he reassure us that their movements, that this base, is going to be very closely monitored given its proximity not only to Russian nuclear weapons - and we've seen the very dual loyalties that the Russian army has towards Wagner - but also now their proximity to NATO borders?"
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The wagner army has been reassigned to protect and train Belaruse. A weak link in the Russian defense. They have finished the job in Ukraine.
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