Evidence mounts that Ukrainian forces are in Sudan
But their presence may not alter the outcome of its civil war
Three men kneel on the ground, topless and blindfolded. One of them is light-skinned. His interrogator, who is also white, addresses him in Russian. The group are part of “PMC Wagner”, answers the prisoner, adding that about 100 Wagner mercenaries had entered Sudan from the Central African Republic.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Foreign fields”
Middle East & Africa February 17th 2024
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