{"id":1986541,"date":"2023-07-31T04:20:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-threatens-to-exit-niger-as-russias-wagner-group-revels-in-military-coup-attempt\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T04:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:22:22","slug":"us-threatens-to-exit-niger-as-russias-wagner-group-revels-in-military-coup-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-threatens-to-exit-niger-as-russias-wagner-group-revels-in-military-coup-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"US may withdraw from Niger as Russia&#8217;s Wagner Group celebrates failed coup."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-threatens-to-exit-niger-as-russias-wagner-group-revels-in-military-coup-attempt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Joe Biden Threatens to Cut Military Ties with Niger Amidst Political Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden has issued a strong warning to Niger, stating that the\u200c United States\u2064 may\u2064 sever military ties if the ongoing coup against the country&#8217;s democratically elected president continues. The White\u200b House National Security Council\u200c spokesman, John Kirby, emphasized the potential consequences of a military takeover, stating that it \u2063could jeopardize existing security and non-security partnerships between the United States and \u200dNiger.<\/p>\n<h3>High Stakes and International Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. hopes\u2062 to\u200b prevent the overthrow of Nigerien President\u2063 Mahmoud Bazoum, despite the announcement by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani\u200c that he has seized power. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brexit-trade-deal-published-as-uk-calls-for-end-to-ugly-divisions\/\" title=\"Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to \u2018ugly\u2019 divisions\">political crisis<\/a> in Niger\u2062 carries significant implications, as the\u200d withdrawal of American troops could create \u2064a power vacuum that terrorist organizations\u2063 may exploit. Additionally, \u2063it could pave the \u200cway for Russia&#8217;s \u2062Wagner Group paramilitary forces\u200c to establish a foothold in a country they have \u200dlong desired.<\/p>\n<p>Africa Center for Strategic Studies research director Joseph Siegle highlighted Russia&#8217;s interest in a \u2063military takeover, stating that they \u200dhave openly expressed their desire for influence in Niger. Siegle also mentioned that after the coup\u200c in\u200b Burkina Faso last year, there were indications that Wagner-linked Telegram accounts considered Niger as their next target.<\/p>\n<h3>Condemnation\u200b and Ambiguous Posture<\/h3>\n<p>Gen. Tchiani&#8217;s\u200c coup has drawn condemnation\u200c from the African Union and \u2063Western \u200dpowers, while \u200dRussian authorities have\u200b taken a more ambiguous stance. Russian\u2064 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov referred to it as &#8220;an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pink-floyd-co-founder-under-investigation-after-being-photographed-in-nazi-style-uniform\/\" title=\"Pink Floyd co-founder investigated for wearing Nazi-style uniform in photo.\">anti-constitutional act<\/a>,&#8221; but also drew parallels to the Ukrainian movement in \u20632014.\u200b Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov denied interference in Niger&#8217;s internal\u2062 affairs \u2064but\u200d acknowledged the recurring nature of such events in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>However, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief\u2064 of\u200c Russia&#8217;s Wagner Group, reportedly celebrated the coup as a defeat for\u200d the West. Prigozhin&#8217;s\u2062 forces have\u2062 benefited from previous coups in African states, and the potential financial and geopolitical advantages of Niger make it an attractive prospect for them.<\/p>\n<h3>Urgent Action and International Demands<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. officials, \u200bincluding Senate \u200bForeign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez, have emphasized the need for\u2064 swift action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-threatens-to-exit-niger-as-russias-wagner-group-revels-in-military-coup-attempt\/\" title=\"US may withdraw from Niger as Russia's Wagner Group celebrates failed coup.\">hold anti-democratic forces accountable<\/a> and send a clear message that attacks on\u2062 constitutional democracy will not be\u200d tolerated. The United States, along with Niger&#8217;s partners in Africa and other international allies, \u2063is closely monitoring the situation to determine\u200c the next steps collectively.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst these developments, \u200dFrance has also expressed its refusal to recognize the authorities that emerged from the military \u2063coup in Niger. The French\u2062 government has \u2062called for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the democratically elected civilian government.<\/p>\n<h3>Hope\u2062 for Diplomatic Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s administration \u200dis hopeful\u2063 that diplomatic efforts can still avert the overthrow of President Bazoum. The United States has \u2063made it clear to Nigerien leaders that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-first-main-foreign-policy-test-within-georgia\/\" title=\"Biden Faces First Main Foreign Policy Test within Georgia\">security cooperation<\/a> is contingent \u200cupon the rule of law, support for democracy, and civilian control. The Biden administration believes that there is still room for diplomacy to resolve the crisis in Niger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden has warned that military relations with Niger could be severed if the coup against the incumbent president persists. U.S. officials are concerned about the president&#8217;s bodyguards seizing power. They emphasize that overthrowing a democratically elected leader would jeopardize the U.S.&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1986542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1986542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}