West could target Russia’s gold reserves over Ukraine, says Boris Johnson Before Nato summit, PM says Putin has crossed ‘red line’ and sending more weapons should be part of west’s response The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022
Cost of living crisis hitting economic outlook as firms hike prices – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022
Ukraine war: Why is Russia encouraging foreign fighters to join? Analysts say the Kremlin may have been inspired by Ukraine’s similar step and warn of ominous consequences. Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2022
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry Denies Presence of Russian Wagner Group Sudan's foreign ministry on Tuesday denied the presence of Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in the country, in response to a statement by Western diplomats. Representatives of the United States, United Kingdom and Norway wrote in a piece published in a Sudanese newspaper on Monday that the mercenary group… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2022
Sudan's foreign ministry denies presence of Russian Wagner Group Sudan's foreign ministry on Tuesday denied the presence of Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in the country, in response to a statement by Western diplomats. Reuters · Mar 22, 2022
Russian mercenaries in Ukraine linked to far-right extremists Wagner Group connected to white supremacists, Tech against Terrorism investigation finds The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022
Wagner Group: Russian efforts to use mercenaries in Ukraine an act of ‘desperation’, Ben Wallace says Russian efforts to hire mercenaries to aid its invasion of Ukraine are a sign of “desperation”, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said. The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Guns for hire: How shadowy Wagner Group mercenaries support Russian soldiers in Ukraine conflict Kremlin-linked private militia increasingly central to Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Who sides with Russia against Ukraine as Putin's allies and fence-sitters are exposed Many countries are walking a political tightrope over relations with Russia and Ukraine - with some supporting President Zelensky, others defending Putin's actions and those trying to stay neutral Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022
The Wagner Group mercenaries supporting Russia in Ukraine 'sent to assassinate President Zelensky' The group, founded in 2014, has been sanctioned by the EU for alleged human rights abuse and is believed to have been sent to Ukraine from the Kremlin to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Irish Mirror · Mar 2, 2022
4,000 'thugs for hire' from murderous Wagner Group released onto Kyiv's streets Mercenaries from the Wagner Group are have been handed a hit-list of 24 men in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and the two Klitschko brothers Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022
Ukraine President Zelensky and Klitschko brothers being hunted by Putin's Wagner Group mercenaries, say reports Ukraine president could be assassinated within days Wales Online · Mar 1, 2022
Putin's private militia's plot to kill Ukrainian President Zelensky within DAYS Experts on the network of military contractors known as the Wagner group say they have been on the ground in Ukraine for at least a month Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2022
Hit squad of 400 mercenaries under Kremlin orders to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky The Wagner Group, a private militia run by one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, flew in mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago, it has been reported Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2022
France 24 · Feb 16, 2022 Mission abort: What next for Mali after French-led withdrawal? It's not a question of if but how: France's president is hosting African and European allies before the announcement of a withdrawal from Mali. Relations have seriously soured with the junta in Bamako ever since a second coup in as many years and the cozying up of the military to…
France 24 · Feb 10, 2022 'Join Wagner' website bears telltale signs of Russian propaganda Pictures taken out of context, a fake map and enticing visuals: a website that went online in November and bills itself as a recruitment platform for the Russian paramilitary group Wagner seems – at first glance – to be a scam. But a closer look at some of the site's…
France 24 · Feb 4, 2022 Shadow of Russia's Wagner Group looms large over post-coup Mali Colonel Assimi Goïta, who took power in Mali in an August 2020 coup, has been slow to put in place a promised transition to civilian rule. Now under international sanctions, the country has been gripped by nationalist and pan-African fever for several weeks. Relations with former colonial power France, which…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022 While the focus is on Ukraine, Russia’s presence in the Sahel is steadily growing With Russian mercenaries invited to Mali as European forces withdraw, how worried should the west be about Russia’s increasing influence across Africa?
Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2022 What next for world powers in war-torn Libya? The presence of both Turkish and Russian forces in the North African country is deeply unsettling to European powers.