Tag: wagner group

• Belarus TV shows arrest of ‘Russian mercenaries’

  July 31, 2020

  Belarus police arrested 32 Russians at a sanatorium, alleged to be members of the Wagner mercenary group. State channel Belaruskaja Tele-Radio showed the arrests, near the capital Minsk, on 29… more ›

• Gems, Warlords and Mercenaries: Russia’s Playbook in Central African Republic

  September 30, 2019

  BANGUI, Central African Republic — The dealer pulled back a shiny pink curtain and sprinkled the contents of two white envelopes across his desk: sparkling diamonds, more than 100 of… more ›

• Private armies and secret deals: Russia’s drive into Africa

  June 13, 2019

  A cache of leaked documents appear to show how a close Putin ally is leading a push to turn Africa into a strategic hub with echoes of Soviet-era zones of… more ›

• Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa

  April 1, 2019

  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Russia has been steadily expanding its military influence across Africa, alarming Western officials with increasing arms sales, security agreements and training programs for unstable countries or… more ›