{"id":95571,"date":"2023-08-08T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-wagner-taking-advantage-of-niger-coup-instability-us-secretary-of-state-says-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T21:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:00:19","slug":"russias-wagner-taking-advantage-of-niger-coup-instability-us-secretary-of-state-says-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-wagner-taking-advantage-of-niger-coup-instability-us-secretary-of-state-says-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Wagner taking advantage of Niger coup instability, US Secretary of State says \u2013 BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hjCwGwOPoUI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia\u2019s Wagner taking advantage of Niger coup instability, US Secretary of State says \u2013 BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hjCwGwOPoUI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Wagner mercenary group is &quot;taking advantage&quot; of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The country has been ruled by a junta following the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>There have been suggestions the coup leaders have asked for help from Wagner, which is known to be present in neighbouring Mali.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Blinken said he did not think Russia or Wagner instigated Niger&#8217;s coup.<\/p>\n<p>Please subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>#Russia #Niger #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia&#8217;s Wagner mercenary group is &quot;taking advantage&quot; of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC. The country has been ruled by a junta following the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two weeks ago. 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