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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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  • Russia's economy is being sustained by the Wagner Group's gold smuggling operations, the UK government says.
  • A report says the mercenary group has been sneaking "significant" amounts of gold out of Sudan.
  • Smuggled gold is being used to prop up the Kremlin's finances, the report claims.

Russia's economy is being propped up by the Wagner Group's gold smuggling operations, according to a new UK government report. 

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