{"id":1994690,"date":"2023-08-08T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T23:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-coup-plotters-stonewall-us-to-russias-delight\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T19:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T23:05:06","slug":"niger-coup-plotters-stonewall-us-to-russias-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-coup-plotters-stonewall-us-to-russias-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger coup plotters resist US, pleasing Russia."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fniger-coup-plotters-stonewall-us-to-russias-delight%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=1994690&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\u2062 Biden&#8217;s Administration Faces Challenges in \u200dThwarting Coup Plot in\u2062 West Africa<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden \u200dadministration is facing growing doubts\u2063 about its \u2063ability to prevent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-puts-trump-supporters-first-in-line-for-reality-tv-shows-joy-reid\/\" title=\"Hollywood Puts Trump Supporters \u2018First In Line\u2019 For Reality TV Shows: Joy Reid\">coup plot<\/a> against a key ally in West Africa, Niger. \u200dDespite the military \u2063junta&#8217;s relative isolation, the State Department remains realistic about the \u2063situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do still have \u2062hope, but we are also very realistic,&#8221; said State Department spokesman Matthew\u200c Miller. &#8220;At the \u200bsame time, we are making clear, including in direct conversations with\u200d the junta leaders, what the consequences are of failing to return to the constitutional order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Defiant Military Junta<\/h3>\n<p>The would-be military dictator, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has taken a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-medias-treatment-of-morgan-wallen-is-a-warning-the-left-wants-control-of-country-music\/\" title=\"The Media\u2019s Treatment Of Morgan Wallen Is A Warning: The Left Wants Control Of Country Music\">defiant stance<\/a>. He refused to meet with the State Department&#8217;s\u2063 second-highest-ranking official\u2063 and warned against any regional delegation entering the \u2063country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re in an active \u2064effort to \u200dtry and\u2062 consolidate their position,&#8221; said Dr.\u200c Daniel Eizenga, a research fellow at the National Defense University&#8217;s Africa Center for Strategic Studies. &#8220;They&#8217;re looking to solidify \u200ctheir position before engaging in\u2064 any further diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-coup-plotters-stonewall-us-to-russias-delight\/\" title=\"Niger coup plotters resist US, pleasing Russia.\">acting \u2062top deputy\u200c attempted negotiations<\/a> but was denied a meeting with Tchiani and \u2064received\u2062 a\u200c cold welcome from \u2064his top defense deputy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are\u200c quite firm in their view on how they want to proceed,\u2064 and it \u2063does not comport with the \u200bconstitution\u2064 of Niger,&#8221; said acting Deputy Secretary of State \u200bVictoria Nuland. &#8220;So again,\u200c we were very frank about\u200d what&#8217;s at \u2062stake. We\u200d kept open the door to continue talking. But again, it was difficult today, and I will \u200cbe straight up about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>International Support and Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The level of \u2064support Tchiani can expect from abroad remains uncertain. While Russia initially condemned \u2064the \u2062coup plot, other Moscow-backed military regimes in\u200b the \u200dregion have expressed support for Tchiani. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congrats-joe-biden-turns-79-exceeding-us-life-expectancy\/\" title=\"CONGRATS! Joe Biden Turns 79, Exceeding US Life Expectancy\">doubts remain<\/a> about the true\u200d nature\u200d of \u200dpublic support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People assume that because \u2064you see people \u200con the streets, it is\u2064 an expression of actual support rather \u2062than people who might have been\u200b paid to \u200cshow up at protests,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;It does seem odd\u2062 to me that if \u200byour country is suffering an\u200d attempted military takeover, the idea\u200b that the first\u2064 thing anyone would do is run to a store and buy a Russian flag. That strikes me as somewhat\u2063 an unlikely scenario.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Russia implicitly praised Tchiani for \u200drebuffing Nuland&#8217;s overture, while the detention of President Bazoum has sparked a diplomatic storm. \u200dThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)\u2064 is\u2062 considering military intervention if sanctions \u200dand a blockade fail to sway the junta leaders.<\/p>\n<h3>Seeking a Compromise<\/h3>\n<p>While some \u200cmay believe that military intervention is\u2063 the only solution, experts urge ECOWAS and \u2062the junta to seek a compromise to avoid further conflict in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This would be a disaster for a region where war has already taken so many lives. Instead, ECOWAS and the junta (CNSP) need to\u200d seek a compromise,&#8221;\u200d said Dr. Tatiana Smirnova, an\u200d expert on the Sahel region.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian\u200d officials are considering\u2063 their\u200c options, but the country&#8217;s senate has signaled opposition to military \u200cintervention. Tchiani&#8217;s co-conspirators have cited economic pressure as a\u2062 reason to refuse\u200c discussions with\u200d mediators.<\/p>\n<h3>A Delicate Balance<\/h3>\n<p>The junta&#8217;s truculent posture may not reflect\u2063 the\u200b true level of support within the \u2062Nigerien military. While some military leaders do\u200c not support the coup, Bazoum&#8217;s vulnerability leaves\u200d them\u200b helpless. However, the junta&#8217;s dependence \u2064on\u200c U.S. and international aid also\u200d puts them in\u200b a vulnerable position if\u2064 aid is withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u200d don&#8217;t have a \u2064lot of leverage&#8221;\u2062 beyond holding Bazoum in custody,\u2063 according to Eizenga. &#8220;When\u200d they&#8217;re unable to pay the soldiers&#8230; \u2064it&#8217;ll be a pretty quick change of\u2064 pace for what kind of support they have within the \u200bmilitary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-warns-bank-executives-of-severe-consequences-of-default\/\" title=\"Yellen cautions bank leaders about default's harsh outcomes.\">situation remains uncertain<\/a>, U.S. officials \u200care \u2062determined\u2062 to continue pressing for a return \u2062to democracy and the constitutional order \u200bin Niger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden&#8217;s administration is increasingly uncertain about its capacity to prevent a coup plot against a key US ally in West Africa, despite the military junta&#8217;s isolation in Niger and internationally. 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