Putin, Lukashenko hold another call after thwarted mutiny

Lukashenko earlier brokered a deal with mutinous Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko spoke by phone on Sunday morning, Belarus' Belta news agency reported.

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The two men spoke at least twice on Saturday. Lukashenko brokered a deal with mutinous Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who had agreed to de-escalate the situation and move to Belarus.