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"Many other conflicts and crises do not receive due attention, even though they cause vast suffering."

NATO has not stopped expanding since the dissolution of the rival Warsaw Pact and collapse of the Soviet Union.

"They want Russia to help them," Kouakou said.

Moscow on August 26, 2008 recognized the sovereignty of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

The Turkey- and UN-mediated Black Sea Grain Initiative, expired on July 18.

In battling these insurgents. and, alexis, youve done some interesting reporting as well with semafor about the potential influence of russian propaganda in niger. absolutely. i mean, i think this is actually part of it as well. over the last two or three years, the russians have fought a very effective propaganda war, specifically against france, but also more widely against the west. they have sought to set themselves up as allies, as partners against colonial invaders, and theyve done this th...

Propaganda in niger. absolutely. i mean, i think this is actually part of it as well. is that the russians, over the last two or three years, have fought a very effective propaganda war, specifically against france but also, to a larger extent, against the west. they have sought to set themselves up as allies, as partners against colonial invaders and theyve done this through rt — russia today — the rolling news tv service — and as well as through sputnik, a de—facto wire service. throug...

Tv service — and through sputnik, the de—facto wire service. through those two outlets, they have partnered with african broadcasters, providing content. it could be audio content in a podcast, or tv footage, video footage, of the likes that in the west, we would get from news agencies. you could get that from a russian news agency as well. and all of that is framing news reports so that they are from a russian perspective, a russian worldview. and its very effective, because then, when its ...

I mean, i think this is actually part of it as well. over the last two or three years, the russians have fought a very effective propaganda war, specifically against france, but also more widely against the west. they have sought to set themselves up as allies, as partners against colonial invaders, and theyve done this through rt — russia today, a rolling news tv service — and through sputnik, the de—facto wire service. through those two outlets, they have partnered with african broadcast...

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