Thousands of young African men have signed up to fight in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Some have posted cheerful videos with Russian soldiers. But many others say they were deceptively lured to Russia and then coerced into signing military contracts.
Many have been killed on the battlefield.
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How the Kremlin Lures Africans Into Russia’s War in Ukraine
James Kamau Ndungu told only a few friends that he was heading to Russia. He told them he had been promised a job as a day laborer there. He was 32, unemployed in Kenya and needed the work.
Last June, Mr. Kamau sent a photo to his friends from Istanbul Airport, saying he was in transit, one of…
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Here’s Where Washington and the Rest of the World Diverge — Russia in Global Affairs
There will be much talk this May about the so-called “strategic triangle” of Russia, China and the United States. US President Donald Trump is expected in Beijing first, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to his Chinese counterpart Xi…
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Unsettled Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid assassinations and coup fears, intel report says
The Kremlin has dramatically increased the personal security around President Vladimir Putin, installing surveillance systems in the homes of close staffers as part of new measures prompted by a wave of…
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Putin hunkers down for fear of assassination
Security around Russia’s president has tightened after Ukraine’s audacious drone attacks
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IAA in Schwierigkeiten: Richtungsstreit innerhalb Europas Industrie – POLITICO
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Ein Jahr Merz: Die Angst vorm Kieselstein – POLITICO
Übermorgen ist Friedrich Merz genau ein Jahr im Amt. Die Bilanz fällt schlecht aus. Innenpolitisch reibt sich die schwarz-rote Koalition im Dauerstreit um Steuern und Subventionen auf, während die Umfragewerte im Keller liegen. Gordon Repinski analysiert den gestrigen…
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Ukraine remembers every journalist held in Russian captivity – Foreign Ministry
Ukraine continues to demonstrate daily that even amid a full-scale war, democratic institutions remain the foundation of its resilience.
That is according to a statement released by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on World Press Freedom Day, Ukrinform reports.
“Ukraine…
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Zelensky outlines three key priorities ahead of EPC summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined three key priorities ahead of the European Political Community summit.
The first day of meetings and talks in Armenia, on the eve of the summit, was dedicated to coordinating Ukraine’s position with its European…
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