International Red Cross movement under pressure from donor governments over Russian Red Cross' alleged close links to the Kremlin’s war and propaganda machine ( www.theguardian.com )
The evidence includes the Russian Red Cross (RRC) president’s central role in a pro-Putin “patriotic” organisation, senior RRC staff who speak of the impossibility of peace with “Ukrainian Nazis”, and RRC participation in military training for children.
There are also allegations, revealed in leaked Kremlin documents, that the Kremlin plans to replace the work of the international Red Cross on Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine by funding new, puppet Red Cross organisations.
In response to the previous publication of some of these allegations, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) said it was “reviewing the claims closely”. It is now under pressure from donor governments to take action against the RRC.
