This week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a fevered pitch, warning that if Russia’s war against his country became “frozen”, it would “eventually reignite”. With war fatigue holding up £100 billion in military support from the US and European Union, more must be done to choke the illicit businesses funding Putin’s war machine.
A shadowy fight is playing out on three continents for control of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s sprawling interests as head of the Wagner mercenary group. The biggest prize: his lucrative operations in Africa.
Faustin-Archange Touadra, the President of the Central African Republic, says the country now has a new lease of life following the positive referendum vote.