UNITED NATIONS — The United States, Britain and France accused Russian mercenaries on June 24 of operating alongside Central African Republic forces and committing human rights violations against civilians and obstructing U.N. peacekeeping — charges immediately denied by Russia which denounced the Western nations for engaging in an “anti-Russia political hit job.”
Associated Press: West and Russia clash over Russian mercenaries in CAR
A member of the close protection unit for Central African republic President Touadera, composed by Russian private security company operatives from Sewa Security, are seen in Berengo on August 4, 2018.
