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Russia ↔ Kenya

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Russia and Kenya are linked through significant economic trade in agricultural goods [1] and recent diplomatic and security concerns regarding the recruitment of Kenyan citizens for the war in Ukraine [2], [3].

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War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Council on Foreign Relations 2 facts
claimA Kenyan intelligence report revealed that over one thousand Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, a figure five times higher than initial estimates.
claimRussia agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan citizens to fight in the war in Ukraine following a meeting between Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi and his Russian counterpart in Moscow.
The Geopolitics of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications for Africa ... eu-opensci.org European Journal of Development Studies 1 fact
measurementEgypt, Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania, Algeria, Kenya, and South Africa imported agricultural goods from Russia worth $4 billion in 2020.