Russia is plundering Sudanese riches to aid Putin's war in Ukraine -- and helping to prop up the country's military rulers
CNN Exclusive by Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Tamara Qiblawi, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammed Abo Al Gheit and Darya TarasovaGraphics by Sarah-Grace Mankarious, Marco Chacón, Natalie Croker and Henrik PetterssonKhartoum, Sudan Days after Moscow launched its bloody war on Ukraine, a Russian cargo plane stood on a Khartoum runway, a strip of tarmac surrounded by red-orange sand. The aircraft's manifest stated it was loaded with cookies. Sudan rarely, if ever, exports cookies.
CNN reporter confronts staff at Russian operation in Sudan 08:55 Read MoreThe evidence also suggests that Russia has colluded with Sudan's beleaguered military leadership, enabling billions of dollars in gold to bypass the Sudanese state and to deprive the poverty-stricken country of hundreds of millions in state revenue.
2019 Bashir is toppled by Sudan's pro-democracy movement. Russia switches gears and props up newly empowered warlords with training and weapons. 2021 Anti-corruption committee An anti-corruption committee, set up following Sudan's 2019 revolution, uncovers Russia's smuggling operation in collusion with members of the Sudanese military. The probe is shut down shortly before the military coup of October 2021, after which the junta immediately dismantles the committee.
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