Hundreds chanted for US forces to leave northern Niger, where they have been involved in efforts to quash an Islamist insurgency. Niamey has increasingly moved away from the West and strengthened ties with Russia.
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Damn what a headline to misread at first glance.
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I’d bet everything in my bank account that this was stirred up by anonymous accounts on social media with Russian IP addresses.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
You would lose that bank account. They despise France and the rest of the West for reasons that has nothing to do with Russia. Russia is taking advantage of that hate.