He said Wagner fighters could give its army advice on "tactics, and weapons, and how to attack, how to defend."
"Now there is a lot of talk and chatter: 'Wagner, Wagner, Wagner'.
Belarus, Russia's neighbor and closest ally, is run by Lukashenko, a dictator who has been in power since 1994.
It's not clear what the future of Wagner fighters looks like in the country.
Russian media outlet Verstka reported that Belarus is constructing a base for around 8,000 Wagner fighters 124 miles from its border with Ukraine.
Persons:
Wagner, —, Alexander Lukashenko, Belta, Lukashenko, Viktor Khrenin, Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin, Prigozhin, It's
Organizations:
Service, Kremlin, Pravda, Don, Saturday, Wagner Group, Washington DC
Locations:
Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Africa, Russian, Rostov, Moscow, Minsk, Washington