Belarus just arrested “dozens” of Russian mercenaries from the notorious private military company Wagner Group for reportedly plotting “acts of terrorism” to destabilize the upcoming election.

Police believe up to 200 mercenaries are still in Belarus. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/29/belarus-says-dozens-of-russians-arrested-ahead-of-presidential-election
Belarus says dozens of Russians arrested ahead of presidential election

Authorities were tipped off that militants planned to destabilise country, according to state news

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/29/belarus-says-dozens-of-russians-arrested-ahead-of-presidential-election
Ukraine's law enforcement authorities say they’ll consider issuing a possible extradition of the Russian mercenaries detained in Belarus, citing their earlier involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN24V13M
Ukraine says will consider possible extradition of suspected Russian mercenaries in Belarus

Ukraine's law enforcement authorities will consider an issue of a possible extradition of suspected Russian mercenaries, detained in Belarus, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN24V13M
Wagner Group is run by Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, who bankrolled the Internet Research Agency (Russia’s “troll factory”).

Wagner Group has fought alongside Erik Prince’s mercenaries, & Prince has offered to provide them with lethal military services.
https://twitter.com/rvawonk/status/1123057827315101697?s=21 https://twitter.com/rvawonk/status/1123057827315101697
A US court was *supposed* to hear testimony from a “secret witness” who reportedly had specific knowledge of Prigozhin’s plans to use Wagner Group to interfere in elections outside of the US.

But that never happened because ... (cont.)
A US court was *supposed* to hear testimony from a “secret witness” who reportedly had specific knowledge of Prigozhin’s plans to use Wagner Group to interfere in elections outside of the US. But that never happened because ... (cont.)
A US court was *supposed* to hear testimony from a “secret witness” who reportedly had specific knowledge of Prigozhin’s plans to use Wagner Group to interfere in elections outside of the US. But that never happened because ... (cont.)
A US court was *supposed* to hear testimony from a “secret witness” who reportedly had specific knowledge of Prigozhin’s plans to use Wagner Group to interfere in elections outside of the US. But that never happened because ... (cont.)
The DOJ quietly dropped the criminal case against the two firms owned by Prigozhin in March, so the witness never had the chance to testify about Prigozhin’s plans to interfere in upcoming global elections.
https://twitter.com/rvawonk/status/1239925338907516928?s=21 https://twitter.com/rvawonk/status/1239925338907516928
That testimony likely would have yielded crucial information with important implications for US elections, given that Prigozhin & his firms, including Wagner Group, have reportedly been planning actions to destabilize the US, too.
That testimony likely would have yielded crucial information with important implications for US elections, given that Prigozhin & his firms, including Wagner Group, have reportedly been planning actions to destabilize the US, too.
That testimony likely would have yielded crucial information with important implications for US elections, given that Prigozhin & his firms, including Wagner Group, have reportedly been planning actions to destabilize the US, too.
Prigozhin & his companies have successfully interfered in elections in countries like Madagascar, often using a combination of traditional military/mercenary tactics and information warfare, including working with local contractors to produce believable disinfo disguised as news.
Prigozhin & his companies have successfully interfered in elections in countries like Madagascar, often using a combination of traditional military/mercenary tactics and information warfare, including working with local contractors to produce believable disinfo disguised as news.
Prigozhin & his companies have successfully interfered in elections in countries like Madagascar, often using a combination of traditional military/mercenary tactics and information warfare, including working with local contractors to produce believable disinfo disguised as news.
Prigozhin & his companies have successfully interfered in elections in countries like Madagascar, often using a combination of traditional military/mercenary tactics and information warfare, including working with local contractors to produce believable disinfo disguised as news.
Political interference using private mercenaries to destabilize the country, in conjunction with information warfare to divide the population, sow chaos, & effectively end the free press by taking over major nationwide & local newspapers ... sounds kind of familiar, doesn’t it?
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