Belarus Leader Lukashenko Denies Heroes in Wagner Mutiny, Tells BBC

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko denies that the deal between the Wagner Group and the Kremlin is off, despite the fact that Wagner fighters and their chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, have not moved to Belarus as agreed. Lukashenko also states that no one emerged as a hero from the recent Russian uprising, including himself, Putin, and Prigozhin. The conversation with Lukashenko then shifts to nuclear weapons, with Lukashenko asserting that he would not hesitate to use them if necessary. He also defends the presence of Russian weapons in Belarus, comparing it to Ukraine's use of NATO weapons. Lukashenko denies knowledge of the denial of access to jailed opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova and claims that there are no political prisoners in Belarus since there is no article in their criminal code for political crimes.