Weeks after the failed armed mutiny, chief of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed to make what can be is his first public look in Belarus. A video has emerged on Telegram channels linked to the mercenary group the place an individual, seemed to be the Wagner boss, is seen welcoming fighters and describing the latest developments within the Ukraine-Russia battle a ‘disgrace’.

“Welcome guys! I am happy to greet you all. Welcome to the Belarusian land! We fought with dignity! We have done a lot for Russia,” a person, who resembled Prigozhin, mentioned within the video, as quoted by CNN.

The grainy video, which was shot in low gentle presumably at nightfall, was first shared by pro-Wagner Telegram channels and later shared on Prigozhin’s account.

“What is happening now at the front is a disgrace in which we do not need to participate. We need to wait for the moment when we can prove ourselves fully,” he mentioned hinting that Wagner is more likely to be part of the conflict at a later date.

Several individuals in camouflaged apparel surrounding the Wagner chief may be seen cheering for him within the video, calling him by Prigozhin’s first identify and patronymic, Yevgeny Viktorovich.

“We should prepare, get better and set off on a new journey to Africa…Maybe we will return back (to Ukraine) when we will be confident that we will not be asked to make an embarrassment of ourselves and our experience,” he mentioned.

According to CNN‘s evaluation of satellite tv for pc photos and social media movies, a convoy of Wagner fighters arrived in Belarus on Tuesday as a beforehand mentioned army base. Two extra convoys are set to reach on the location.

Earlier, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko claimed that he broke a deal between the Wagner boss and Russian President Vladimir Putin which ended the armed mutiny inside Russia in late June. Lukashenko additionally invited the Wagner fighters to coach the army of his nation.

“The decision has been taken to stay here in Belarus for a certain time and Wagner would use the time to make the Belarusian army the second army in the world,” the individual within the video mentioned.