Putin plans to stoke conflict in Africa with private militias, 'weaponising' the flow of migrants to try and influence European elections

 Putin plans to stoke conflict in Africa with private militias, 'weaponising' the flow of migrants to try and influence European elections

• Russia already wields influence over the main routes used by migrants
• Now, it has been warned that - using paramilitary forces such as Wagner -  Putin will stoke unrest in already volatile African countries, driving refugees north. 
  
  
  

• Russia is trying to destabilise Europe and influence its elections by driving migrants into the continent using private armies, it has been claimed.

  Vladimir Putin already wields influence over a number of the main routes used to reach the continent, and it is now feared that Russia will 'intensify' its efforts to move migrants towards Europe with the arrival of spring.

  Using paramilitary forces and private mercenaries, including the notorious Wagner group, it is believed Russia will stoke violence in already volatile nations such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Sudan, Central African Republic and Libya - forcing people to flee their homes and thus driving refugees towards Europe.

• The Kremlin has already been accused of trying to create a refugee crisis by sending asylum seekers to its border with Finland, forcing the new NATO member to close its doors to migrants in a bid to stem the tide.

  And since 2021, Belarus - Russia's closest ally - has been accused of funnelling immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa - who have travelled up through Russia - to its borders with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

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