Yevheniia Martyniuk is an editor at Euromaidan Press. She got her Political Science and Journalism degrees at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
After nearly 7 years, the International Court of Justice issued a nuanced ruling on Ukraine's case over Russian violations in occupied Crimea and Donbas - one with symbolic meaning but limited tangible impact for now.
Seizing African gold mines and building smuggling networks, the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group has generated over $2.5 billion to fund Russia's war in Ukraine. But there is a way to close the tap on Wagner's Africa blood gold pipelines.
Mediante la explotación de minas de oro en África y la creación de extensas redes de contrabando, el Grupo Wagner, apoyado por el Kremlin, ha acumulado más de $2.5 mil millones, fondos usados para financiar el conflicto bélico de Rusia en Ucrania. Sin embargo, hay estrategias disponibles para interrumpir el flujo del denominado 'oro sangriento' de Wagner en el continente africano.
Russia's Wagner Group follows a systematic four-part playbook to gain authoritarian control in African nations. In CAR, Sudan, and Mali, the Kremlin-backed mercenaries secure resource access for Russia in exchange for propping up Putin-like regimes.