"Mercenary Boss Prigozhin Returns to Russia for Funds and Weapons"

Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, has returned to Russia from Belarus, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. This raises questions about the agreement that allowed Prigozhin to avoid insurgency charges for a failed rebellion against Russian President Vladimir Putin. While the Kremlin had announced that Prigozhin and his fighters could avoid prosecution by leaving Russia for Belarus, Lukashenko stated that a final deal on their move to Belarus was still not settled. Prigozhin's continued presence in Russia was confirmed by a St. Petersburg businessman, who said that Prigozhin had returned to reclaim money and weapons seized by the Russian security services.