Facing sanctions, soaring inflation and labour shortages, Russia is relying on one of the oldest and most stable commodities to shore up its wartime economy.
And Vladimir Putin’s mercenaries are accused of murdering and torturing their way through central Africa to get their hands on it.
Moscow has been ****** ding gold for nearly two decades and the precious metal now plays a key role, alongside oil, in the finances of Putin’s war machine.
Successors to the Wagner Group have taken control of mines in the Central African Republic where they have gained a reputation for ruthlessness and viol