US Says 'No indication' Russia Involved in Niger Coup, Slams Ukrainian Claims And Backs Russia

There is "no indication" Russia was involved in the military overthrow of Niger's democratically-elected president, the White House says. European governments began evacuating their citizens from Niger on Tuesday after last week’s coup in the West African country triggered a tense standoff between Moscow’s allies in the region and states that have worked more closely with the U.S. and other Western powers.