ConflictsRussian FederationPutin thanks Russian troops for 'preventing a civil war'02:52This browser does not support the video element.ConflictsRussian FederationMatthew Mannion06/27/2023June 27, 2023While Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that the head of the Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus, Russian President Vladimir Putin was seeking to reassert his authority.Copy linkAdvertisement