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Kenya halts recruitment into Russia’s war. Who gains and who loses?

A soldier in the war front. Photo by Stijn Swinnen @ Unsplash
A soldier in the war front. Photo by Stijn Swinnen @ Unsplash
  • Kenya, Russia agree to halt recruitment of Kenyans
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NAIROBI, KENYAKenya and Russia have agreed to stop further enlistment of Kenyan nationals into the Russian army, following reports of deaths in the Ukraine war.

The agreement was reached on March 16 after talks in Moscow between Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Musalia Mudavadi, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

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