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  • Russian Troops Enter Base Housing US Military in Niger, US Official Says

    05/02/2024 4:13:04 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 28 replies
    Reuters US News ^ | 05 02 2024 | Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
    Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces from the country. The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, which until a coup last year had been a key partner for Washington's fight against insurgents who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more. A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian forces were...
  • Sanctions and Drones Are Devastating Putin's Energy Empire

    04/05/2024 6:40:45 AM PDT · by canuck_conservative · 43 replies
    Newsweek ^ | April 5, 2024 | Brendan Cole
    Reuters said Novatek had stopped operations at its Arctic LNG 2 project, which processes gas from the Utrenneye field on West Siberia' Gydan Peninsula, in the latest blow to Russian fuel exports. It comes as Russian exports funding Putin's war have been hampered by repeated drone strikes on oil facilities, blamed on Ukraine. One energy industry expert told Newsweek that state oil giant Rosneft had reduced daily oil processing in March by a fifth. Sanctions have caused a lack of specialist tankers to transport the LNG from Russia through thick sea ice. Six Arc7 tankers were due to be built...