"The evidence suggests that Russia colluded with Sudan's military leadership, enabling billions of dollars in gold to bypass the Sudanese state and to deprive t

"The evidence suggests that Russia colluded with Sudan's military leadership, enabling billions of dollars in gold to bypass the Sudanese state and to deprive the poverty-stricken country of hundreds of millions in state revenue. In exchange, Russia lent powerful political and military backing to Sudan's increasingly unpopular military leadership as it violently quashes the country's pro-democracy movement."