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| Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability - Antony Blinken |
| 2023-08-09 |
| [BBC] Russia's Wagner mercenary group is "taking advantage" of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC. The country has been ruled by a junta following the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two weeks ago. There have been suggestions the coup leaders have asked for help from Wagner, which is known to be present in neighbouring Mali. Mr Blinken said he did not think Russia or Wagner instigated Niger's coup. However the US was worried about the group "possibly manifesting itself" in parts of the Sahel region, he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme "I think what happened, and what continues to happen in Niger was not instigated by Russia or by Wagner, but... they tried to take advantage of it. "Every single place that this Wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed," said Mr Blinken. "Insecurity has gone up, not down". He added that there was a "repeat of what's happened in other countries, where they brought nothing but bad things in their wake". |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 I'm quite certain that Anthony Blinken knows all about taking advantage of instability in other countries...after he has created the instability. For Blinken to get all butt hurt about Wagner is the height of hypocrisy. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-08-09 13:20 |
| #5 Does Anthony Blinken ever do anything except state the obvious? |
| Posted by: Tom 2023-08-09 11:07 |
| #4 Why do you think they aren't yet here? Members of NY’s largest Russian-speaking community in Brighton Beach wish mutiny bid on Putin wasn’t halted |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-08-09 09:09 |
| #3 So when is Wagner coming to the US? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-08-09 06:34 |
| #2 Perhaps, but I think the important metric is, 'do we have a mineshaft gap' yet? |
| Posted by: Cesare 2023-08-09 06:21 |
| #1 Breitbart - Victoria Nuland Gets No Results in Two-hour Meeting with Niger Coup Leaders |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-08-09 06:21 |