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Analysts say the Kremlin may have been inspired by Ukraine’s similar step and warn of ominous consequences.

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…

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.

Wagner Group connected to white supremacists, Tech against Terrorism investigation finds

Russian efforts to hire mercenaries to aid its invasion of Ukraine are a sign of “desperation”, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said.

Kremlin-linked private militia increasingly central to Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’

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

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

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

Ukraine president could be assassinated within days