Defense

Russian mercenaries attempted to buy weapons from Turkey, leaked documents reveal

By Mike Brest
Published April 13, 2023 3:34pm ET
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Russian mercenaries attempted to buy weapons from Turkey, leaked documents reveal
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after their joint news conference following the talks in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Sochi, Russia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. | (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

The Russian mercenary organization known as the Wagner Group reached out to Turkey to buy weapons and equipment for its war in Ukraine, according to one of the recently illegally released classified U.S. documents.

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