A fast-moving crisis unfolded in Russia on Saturday as Vladimir Putin faced an insurrection from an ally, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, and the Russian mercenary fighters he leads.
Lukashenko brokered an agreement between Prigozhin and Putin, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Criminal charges against Prigozhin are to be dropped, and preparations were made for Wagner to hand over its heavy military equipment to the Russian military. The deal appears to be holding.
Still, the dispute represents a significant challenge to Putin’s leadership, the potential loss of one of Putin’s most successful field commanders and a possible shift in the course of the war in Ukraine.
Here’s a summary of what we know about the conflict.