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Niger coup plotters (PHOTO CREDIT: Politics Nigeria)

Niger Coup: Russia

opposes military action,
won’t deploy troops –
Ambassador
"Russia opposes a military solution to the
conflict, Russia has no plans to use its armed
forces in Niger”, Russia’s Ambassador to
Nigeria Alexei Shebarshin said in a comment
shared by the embassy.
By Chiamaka Okafor — August 2, 2023
Reading Time: 2 mins read

Russia has no plans to use its military in Niger, a top

diplomat said Wednesday, countering widely held
views on social media that Russia would side
militarily with the coup plotters in the West African
country.

“Russia opposes a military solution to the conflict,

Russia has no plans to use its armed forces in Niger”,
Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria Alexei Shebarshin
said in a comment the embassy shared with
PREMIUM TIMES.

There have been claims that Russia will support Niger

militarily should ECOWAS make true its threat to use
force to reinstate the democratically elected
government there.

The rumours were fuelled by statements of the coup

plotters and similar coup plotters in other West
African countries that they were jettisoning Western
support for Russian support.

Also, scores of Nigeriens who marched in support of

the coup burnt French flags and raised Russian flags,
creating an impression Russia was behind the coup
plotters.

In his statement, Mr Shebarshin advised Niger to

solve its problems independently and constitutionally,
without any resort to force or threat to use it.

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In a similar response, Russia’s Foreign Minister

Sergey Lavrov said Russia believes the coup is an anti-
constitutional act and it is necessary to restore the
constitutional order in Niger.

The July 26 coup in Niger received widespread

condemnation from world leaders and international
organisations.

ECOWAS and the African Union issued seven and 15

days ultimatums respectively for the coup plotters to
reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.

ECOWAS threatened to use force if its ultimatum is

not complied with, leading to a counter-threat from
Burkina Faso and Mali, two West African countries
controlled by soldiers who led successful coups.

Nigeria, Niger’s influential neighbour with the largest

army, population and economy in West Africa, has
also condemned the coup and the Nigerian President,
Bola Tinubu, is leading ECOWAS to demand the
return of President Bazoum. Apart from the threat to
use force, ECOWAS has also imposed a blockade on
Niger, frozen its assets and imposed other sanctions
on the coup plotters.

The EU, UN, and the US have all condemned the coup
and declared support for the steps taken by ECOWAS.

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