Kenya
Russia needs soldiers. The Global South has desperate people. The rest is exploitation.
After mobilization in September 2022 sent over 261,000 Russians fleeing the country, Putin found a third option: build a global trafficking infrastructure that spans from North Korea to Cuba, Nepal to Kenya, exploiting economic desperation to fuel a war that distant populations have no stake in, explained Munira Mustaffa, Senior Fellow at Verve Research
From Nairobi to the Donbas: Nearly 300 deceived Kenyans trapped on Russian front lines
Wellington Nyongesa, intake editor at Standard Group PLC, stated at the Third International Conference Crimea Global that nearly 300 young Kenyan men are trapped on the Russian front lines in Ukraine, lured by false promises of jobs in supermarkets, logistics, and construction
Video showing Russian mistreatment of African mercenary spreads among Kenyan social media users
In the video, a Russian serviceman humiliates an African fighter by strapping an anti-tank mine to him in what the narration frames as a cruel prank or punishment, labeling him with a racist expression as "coal"
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
At the Crimea Global forum in Kyiv, Iryna Mudra appealed to states of the Global South to join the Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression, arguing that justice for Crimea and Ukraine is inseparable from the safety and sovereignty of countries worldwide.
Ukraine among countries where HIV treatment may end due to USAID cuts
Among Ukrainians, three people die every day from complications caused by AIDS, and at least 30% still do not know their positive HIV status
Most Ukrainians consider democracy the best system of government
In this trend, it joins European countries, with Sweden, Austria, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland occupying the top five positions
Experts call for a new global security paradigm against the Russian threat
Klishch emphasized the importance of implementing an exclusively Ukrainian formula for peace, as only Ukraine has the right to determine the conditions for ending the war. He believes that reevaluation of many aspects of the international order is inevitable to ensure the interaction of security and development
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