After Eton and a successful career in the British Army, he became, in his words, “the go-to guy for military coups.” The rewards (and risks) were enormous.
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Zelensky Doubles Down on Claim That Many Chinese Are Fighting for Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 150 Chinese men were fighting for Russia in Ukraine, hours after China dismissed claims that many of its citizens were involved in the war.
Chad Ends Longtime Military Partnership With France
The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries below the Sahara, where Russia’s influence has been growing.
U.K. Man Fighting for Ukraine Is Said to Be Captured in Russia
Russian state media reported that a British volunteer for the Ukrainian Army was captured amid fighting in the Kursk region.
Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine
Stephen James Hubbard, a native of Big Rapids, Mich., whose family says is an English teacher, was sentenced to six years and 10 months in a penal colony.
Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine
Stephen James Hubbard, a native of Big Rapids, Mich., whose family says is an English teacher, was sentenced to six years and 10 months in a penal colony.
Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Governments
The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies.
Maduro Appears to Send Two Foreign Members of Ukraine’s Military to Face Trial in Russia
Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in Venezuela, which apparently extradited them.
Maduro Appears to Send Two Foreign Members of Ukraine’s Military to Face Trial in Russia
Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in Venezuela, which apparently extradited them.
Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa, Year After Failed Mutiny
Moscow has largely taken over the African operations of the paramilitary group, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed after leading an insurrection against Vladimir Putin.