Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko has confirmed that the 33 suspected Russian mercenaries from the Wagner PMC who were arrested in Belarus back in July were lured from Russia as part of a special operation carried out by the Ukrainian intelligence services. Poroshenko made this statement during an interview with Ukrainian TV’s Channel 5 on Wednesday, December 30.
Meduza: Poroshenko confirms Kyiv’s involvement in bringing suspected Russian mercenaries to Belarus
Ukraine's former President Petro Poroshenko speaks during the interview with Channel 5 on Dec. 30, 2020. Poroshenko said that back in 2018 he allowed Ukrainian security agencies to plot a secret operation against mercenaries who worked for Wagner Group, a Kremlin-backed private military company.
