Associates of the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group planned to visit Haiti to seek out possible government contracts that could see them fighting local gangs, according to leaked classified U.S. documents.
In Africa, the Wagner Group has deployed to the Central African Republic and Mali. But the leaked document suggests it had ambitions to extend its reach much closer to America, off the southern coast of the U.S. in Haiti.
Haiti has plunged into a chaotic spiral in recent years, with heavily armed gangs asserting control over the capital. Another document, citing signals intelligence, said Russian defense officials were considering how to respond to claims by Wagner owner Yevgeny Prighozin, a former convict and Putin ally, that the Defense Ministry was not providing enough munitions to his troops in Ukraine. Prighozin had accused defense officials of treason for withholding weaponry. The defense officials proposed doubling the munitions supplied to Wagner and making a public statement.
According to another leaked document, Wagner personnel in February allegedly met with Turkish contacts to purchase weapons and equipment from Turkey for the company’s operations in Ukraine and Mali. NBC News previously reported that the documents showed the Wagner Group was seeking arms from Turkey, a member of the NATO alliance.The embassies of Haiti, Mali and Turkey did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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