# Russian ambassador suspects Niger mutiny attempt may have been coordinated from abroad

https://mins.news/en/item/37046

- TASS, 2026-08-29 18:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179367

> Russian Ambassador to Niger Viktor Voropayev said the attempted military mutiny may have been coordinated by outside forces. He stopped short of accusing any country, but said France was deeply dissatisfied with developments in the Sahel and its declining regional influence. Niger’s defense minister said security forces contained the uprising.

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