When Putin went to a Russian air base in Syria on Monday and told Russian troops that “you are coming back home with a victory,” he did not mention the private contractors. The Kremlin and the Defense Ministry have stonewalled questions about Russians fighting in Syria in a private capacity. In 2016, Evro Polis listed the sale of food products as its core activities, according to the Spark Interfax database. An AP reporter who went to Evro Polis’ Damascus office in November found it closed, with no sign on the door. As the Russian campaign in Syria draws to a close, the private contractors will probably stay, analysts say.

Source: Pakistan Today December 12, 2017 14:37 UTC