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A new report focuses on Wagner's operations in Sudan, Mali and the Central African Republic. Vladimir Nikolayev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine

According to a new report, the Wagner Group has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, in an effort to support the war effort.

Perhaps no presidential candidate has leaned more into talking about schools than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Tracking the issues in the 2024 election

How schools (but not necessarily education) became central to the Republican primary

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How schools (but not necessarily education) became central to the Republican primary

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A new report focuses on Wagner's operations in Sudan, Mali and the Central African Republic. Vladimir Nikolayev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Vladimir Nikolayev/AFP via Getty Images

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How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine

4 min

How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine

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