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Gaborone accuses Moscow of luring Batswana to battlefield

20 Jul 2026, 14:18 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Gaborone accuses Moscow of luring Batswana to battlefield
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Botswana is the latest nation to accuse Moscow of using deceptive tactics to lure foreign recruits to the battlefield. Without saying how many of its citizens were involved, Gaborone's foreign ministry claimed its nationals were duped into going to Russia and then forced into active combat.