Masked under cookies. Russia secretly exports gold from Sudan to finance war against Ukraine - CNN

Russia secretly exports Sudan gold from the African state, it helps it to circumvent sanctions (photo: Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo) Russia secretly and easily exports the Sudan gold from the African state to financially support the war against Ukraine. Most often, exports are masked for other products, such as cookies, is a investigation into CNN journalists. According to them, at least 16 aircraft with gold have been sent to Russia over the past one and a half years.

At the same time, CNN sources said that the Sudan's military regime is involved in the scheme, which allows gold to bypass the law, depriving the country of hundreds of millions of income. He makes concessions of the Russian Federation in exchange for the support of the Kremlin, as it was de facto in 2021, when the Kremlin supported a coup in Sudan, which approved the power of the military there, TV channel writes.

The US extent suggests that from the beginning Russia has been guided by plans for unimpeded access to natural resources. Yevgeny Prigogine plays an important role between Moscow and Khartum. Earlier, the activities of his companies in Africa and Sudan were reported, in particular, the Wagner PEC related to him.

Moscow, which is under rigid sanctions, "very favorable relations with Sudan generals and assistance to the generals to remain in power," he explained that "this" help "covers a wide range - from studying and supporting intelligence to joint benefit from stolen benefits Gold Sudan. " The CNN investigation also states that the M-Invest related to the M-Invest is meroe Gold, which produces gold and provides security services.

According to the Dossier Center, Oleksandr Kuznetsov, a curator of operations for the export of Sudan gold, is called one of the high -ranking officials of Wagner PEC. CNN appealed to the MFA, the Russian Defense Ministry and a group of companies managed by Prigogine, but no one answered. Russian expansion in Sudan began shortly after the occupation of Ukrainian Crimea. Supply of gold is considered an effective means of bypassing Western sanctions, writes CNN.