Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate deposed President Mohammad Bazoum or risk military intervention. The move, announced late on Sunday, came as tens of thousands of coup supporters gathered at a stadium in Niger’s capital, Niamey, to cheer ...
By promoting Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s “peace formula,” Kiev and the West are trying to play down the initiatives of other countries, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “By promoting Zelensky’s ‘formula,’ the Kiev regime and the West are trying to downplay the great importance of ...
