Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger
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- Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
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- Political instability, Strategic competition
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There is no direct evidence that Russia participated in the coups, but Moscow capitalized on them by providing security support to the resulting juntas in exchange for mineral access.
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Russia benefited strategically from Sahel coups
There is no direct evidence that Russia participated in the coups, but Moscow capitalized on them by providing security support to the resulting juntas in exchange for mineral access.
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Russia benefited strategically from Sahel coups
While there's no direct evidence that Russia was involved an any of the putschs, it was quick to capitalize on the opportunity to bolster each junta with no-strings-attached security support in exchange for mineral access.
There is no direct evidence that Russia participated in the coups, but Moscow capitalized on them by providing security support to the resulting juntas in exchange for mineral access.
Open source reportSahel destabilization accusation comes from Russian official
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister - Sergey Vershinin - accused the West of "waging a large-scale campaign to destabilize the situation" in the junta-run Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin accused the West of conducting a large-scale campaign to destabilize the military-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
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