Belarusian opposition leader issues warning about Prigozhin

So you're joining us now from Vilnius, Lithuania. To your knowledge is you have any promotion or any of his forces now in Bela So, first of all, small remarks. Lukashenka is not the president of Belarus. He's a person who seized power a Belarus ten people as hostages. Going to your question, we actua have confirmation that proportio in Belarus in the information about Wagner's camps in Belarus

has not been confirmed either. There is a lot of this information right but the goal of this is to misle and to the prisoner will or for those people to resi But nevertheless, yeah, I don't know what triggers an in to do in Belarus, but he's definitely not welcome in our country. He's a war criminal and he can print the war to Bela and we don't

want that. We heard from Prigozhin today that Lukashenko promised him to legalize the Wagner Group. What it means in practice, we do There are rumors that Wagner wants to open milita on our territory. Of course, if it happens, it can create a serious threat to Serenity. Just to imagine thousands of foreign tro in our territory. Yeah, Prigozhin might be involve in the military training, trade or

farms or whatever To your point, I know you and your team management. Sorry we lost you for a moment t Finish your thought. Yeah. I just had interesting opinion today that we don't know if banishment Prigozhin is deportation or his For example, to make provocation in Belarus on the eve of NATO's summit in V Yeah. You have said that if Prigozhin and his forces were to

come to Belarus or his presence there confirm that that would be a thr not only to Belarus, but also to neighboring countrie including NATO's allies, such such as Poland. What threat exactly Of course, it's not excluded that Prigozhin, first of all, could be involved in another attack on Ukraine from Belarus territor How about Ukraine is much better prepared than one year ago, but also it's a

concrete threat to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and other neighbors. As I said, to create provocations at the border, for example, because soon there will be NATO' summit in Lithuania and it can d attention that you can make of Lithuania to strengthen the military presence on the bor So many scenarios can be. That is an alarming prospect and trouble on the border with NATO's allies. As you know,

Russia has said it or has moved nuclear weapons to Is it your belief that it has already moved them t And if it does, what is that threat to Europe? Actually, Of course it might. Deployment of nuclear weapons. First of all, it's a risk for builders and people themselves because this deployment will include the presence of Russia in our co for many, many years ahead. And

even after changes, it will be difficult to get rid or this weapon. As I hear from our retail partne they say that it doesn't mean a lot for them if nuclear weapons are deployed in Belarus. But we ask them to look at this from the point of view of Belarus and people, because i Belarus a target for possible counter attack. And of course, this nuclear weap

be closer to our neighbors. Lukashenko, as I know you believe, and there's a lot of evidence is a puppet of Putin's would prigoz if he goes to Belarus, be safe t Or would his life be in danger I think that this story with the promotion cannot be ove It will have its prolongation because if it wasn't prepared sc for example, let's take it for granted. You

know, so Putin or Prigozhin himself, they like to take revenge, Putin for this humiliation and Prigozhin for, you know, just to to to show to prove that he's not a not angry with the military powe in the in the Russia and it also was humiliating for because he had to return back to heaven only 200 kilometers to But of course, it will be the summer is

not over. But before we go, I wonder, you know, that Putin does not like challen to his own leadership in power. Lukashenko is his man in effect in Belarus. Is your life in danger for challenging Lukashenko? I think that the life of her and true Democrat will forever be Belarus. And who is opposing the regime and who is opposing the war? They like life, and freedom

is a because of course, Lukashenko and it's also accumulate humilia for Lukashenko. That's people with three years in the opposing and don't give up. And we see how we deprived regime of legitimacy. We deprive regime of political s on the international arena. And thanks to our allies, thanks to the U.S., we create the economical pressur on the regime. Of course, you know, I can't fee But

now you we have to pay attention to the safeness of the people who are in Belarus. Who can be detained at any momen actually every day. Ten, 15 people in Belarus detained every day without beaco Mm hmm. And I know among them, your husb Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Thanks so much for joining us. And we wish you safety going for Boris.