Posted on 08/07/2023 7:45:28 PM PDT by Nextrush
The situation in Niger US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland visiting Niger.
Nuland was active as a US State Department official during the 2014 coup in Ukraine that removed an elected pro-Russian government from power.
That led to Russian annexation of Crimea and the fighting in eastern Ukraine that ended with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
"extremely frank and at times quite difficult"
That is how Nuland characterized her talks with Niger's new leaders.
A talking point in Mainstream Media tonight is that Nuland was not allowed to see Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
Nuland pushing for a transfer of power back to Mr. Bazoum but she was rebuffed.
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