Putin Rejects Zelensky Meeting Proposal
On Thursday, Zelensky directly appealed to Putin to hold talks.
On Thursday, Zelensky directly appealed to Putin to hold talks.
The most startling element of this puzzle is not Omwamba’s alleged recruitment network alone, but his role in having Senator Orwoba ejected from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in May 2025.
A confidential government brief has laid bare the staggering sums being dangled before desperate Kenyans to join Russia’s military machine in Ukraine, as the number of recruits climbs past 200 and families bury sons they may never find.
Omari claimed more than 1,000 Kenyans had already been sent to Russia, joining a reported 27,000 ex-soldiers from across Africa.
Victims revealed they had signed agreements with an unnamed overseas employment support agency that bound them to pay between Sh1.65 million and Sh2.31 million for visas, travel, accommodation and logistics.
His comments come after US President Donald Trump shifted his position on the Russia-Ukraine war, saying for the first time that Ukraine could win back all of its land.
Many were lured by social media advertisements promising free travel, accommodation, and lucrative employment.
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, young Africans will likely remain targets for similar recruitment schemes.
The nuclear sabre rattling came against the backdrop of a deadline set by Trump for the end of next week for Russia to take steps to ending the Ukraine war or face unspecified new sanctions.
The developments followed Russian ground advances in recent days in Ukraine’s border Sumy region and both sides unleashing punishing aerial attacks on the other.
US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was “playing with fire,” launching a fresh broadside at his Russian counterpart over stalled Ukraine peace efforts. Trump’s latest comments came after he called the Kremlin leader “CRAZY” over the weekend following a mass Russian air attack on Kyiv, and warned that Moscow risked new […]
The Kremlin claimed Donald Trump was showing signs of “emotional overload” after he called Vladimir Putin “absolutely crazy” following Moscow’s largest aerial assault on Ukraine. The US president said on Truth Social on Sunday that “something has happened” to Putin, after Russia killed 13 in Ukraine with 367 drones and missiles. “He has gone absolutely […]
Trump, who described the conversation as having gone “very well”, also said conditions for peace would need to be negotiated between the two parties.