Hello John and Doves,
Major hot spots right now in
Eastern Europe and Africa: 1) Ukraine vs Russia,
spilling over into 2) Wagner Group/Russian Federation in
Belarus vs Poland and 3) the African country of Niger - the
latest military coup - and the Wagner Group could step
in. And how are these cooked, besides involving
the Wagner Group - U.S. weapons being sent to Ukraine are
ending up in Africa!
Ukraine - Russia/Poland -
Belarus (Wagner Group):
Back on 23 July,
I reported on the "Latest News on Ukraine-Russia
War. Major Developments Last week."
https://www.fivedoves.com/letters/july2023/chance723-11.htm
In this letter I wrote about Wagner
Group training the Belarus military for an invasion from
Poland. And Putin claiming that Poland wants to
seize Western Ukraine and parts of Belarus.
Then today, July 31, 2023 I
received an SMS Alert Text from alertsusa.com
"US Amb to the UN, Linda
Thomas-Greenfield, warns that any aggression by Wagner
Group against Poland will be seen by NATO as an attack
by the Russian military."
It's being reported that the
Wagner Group is training local forces at a Belarus base
just 10 miles from the Polish border. The
Polish Prime Minister Maleusz Morawiecki said that "Now
the situation is becoming even more dangerous...This is
certainly a step towards a further hybrid attack on Polish
territory. Our UN Ambassador said that "We have seen
their hostile efforts on the African continent, so we are
certainly concerned about the activities of this group on
behalf of the Russian authorities, because they do not act
independently of the Russian authorities. This
is a threat to all of us and we must ensure that our
message is clear: that any attack by the Wagner
Group will be considered an attack by the Russian
authorities."
Poland is part of NATO so
an attack on Poland would invoke Article 5...which
is what the West (the U.S./UK, etc.) are hoping for.
The West wants war with Russia.
So Putin is claiming Poland is
going to attack Belarus and the U.S. is claiming that the
Wagner Group/Russian authorities is threatening an attack
on Poland.
Coups in Africa - Niger
latest military coup and fears of Wagner take over:
Parts of Africa have been really
heating up - last week another military coup was added to
the list. This time in Niger - the seventh military coup in
a little less than three years in Central and West
Africa. Very unstable governments. And lots of
forces at play behind the scenes - including the U.S. and
Russia via the Wagner Group.
Niger's Ambassador to the U.S.
said that if the U.S. withdraws security aid from Niger, "It
would be a disaster because the whole region would then go
under Wagner." "Russia's mercenaries are
active in nearby countries, including Mali, Libya, the
Central African Republic and Sudan." This is exactly
what happened in Mali before Wagner took over. Burkina
Faso is also leaning towards Wagner. "The general
(Tchiani) ordered supporters of the coup to carry Russian
flags...and he is ...friendly with Mali, which relies on
Wagner forces." "...if Niger were to
succumb, Wagner forces would see Niger's natural resources
exploited as payment."
Is the U.S. involved in
Africa? In this March 9, 2022 article:
"U.S. trained officers have led seven coups and coup
attempts in Africa over the last year and a
half....U.S.-trained officers have attempted coups in five
West African countries alone: three times in Burkina
Faso, three times in Mali and once each in Guinea,
Mauritania and Gambia." "...most Americans have no
idea what their tax dollars have wrought in Africa and the
broader implications of failed U.S. counterterrorism
policies being implemented repeatedly, in country after
country."
Intercepted:
U.S.-Trained Officers Have Led Numerous Coups in Africa
Were these
'coups' and 'coup attempts' for good reasons or bad?
For greed? For control of the country and it's
assets? I don't know. Seems the U.S. has it's
sticky fingers everywhere. And the Russian
Federation is on the move in Africa also via the Wagner
Group latching on to African assets.
Add this to today's alert:
"State Dept orders departure of non-emerg USGOV employees
and eligible family members from US Embassy Niger due to
deteriorating security situation....The Department is
advising U.S. citizens not to travel to Niger."
"On July 26, President Mohamed
Bazoum was placed under house arrest amidst efforts to
overthrow the democratically elected government of
Niger....The U.S. Embassy has limited ability to provide
emergency services to U.S. citizens in Niger due to the
temporary reduction in embassy staff."
"A prominent terrorism researcher
on Wednesday called the recent coup in Niger a
"nightmare scenario" for the United States and warned it
could embolden the Wager Group of Russian mercenaries....On
July 26, Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and
detained by members of his own guard. General
Abdourahmane Tchiani, the former commander of Bazoum's
guard, announced two days later on state-run TV that he had
assumed power....Media outlets have reported that thousands
of protesters who favored the coup took to the streets of
Niger's capital city, Niamey, over the weekend. Many
carried Russian flags and changed messages of support for
Russian President Vladimir Putin....However, the Wager
Group, which has contracts in countries such as the Central
African Republic and Mali, could look to capitalize on the
turmoil in Niger."
U.S.
in 'Nightmare Scenario' as Niger Coup Gives Wagner Group
Opportunity
And then Putin "is
prepared to give weapons away for free to an African
nation amid ongoing tensions in Niger - that would be
awfully tempting for the Niger coup leader/military.
"The military takeover was
condemned by numerous nations including the U.S. and the
United Nations Security Council. According to Al
Jazeera. the military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali
also responded to the military takeover in Niger, stating
their 'fraternal solidarity' and "Any military
intervention against Niger would be tantamount to a
declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali."
The Economic Community of West African States is threatening
the use of force if the duly elected president Bazoum
is 'not reinstated as president.' And in this article,
it was noted that "weapons being sent to Ukraine are
ending up in Africa."
Putin
Ready to Give Out Free Weapons as Niger Tensions Boil Over
The neighboring country of Burkina
Faso recently had their own coup - their second
military coup in 2022. This was announced in October
2022.
Speaking of Mali, "The White House
has alleged that Russia's private military company Wagner
Group and it's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin played a role in
securing the departure of the decade-long presence of United
Nations forces in the West African nation of Mali"
This article is dated June 30, 2023.
Why would the Wagner Group or the
U.S. etc be interested in these African countries?
"The Treasury Department
announced sanctions against Midas Resources which operates
mines in the Central African Republic and Diamville, a
gold and diamond purchasing company in the country - and
said both were controlled by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny
Prigozhin....The Wagner Group funds it brutal operations
in part by exploiting natural resources in countries like
the Central African Republic and Mali...""
US
targets Wagner Group over gold in Africa, days after
mutiny
How bad could this
get?
Coup supporters attacked the
French Embassy in Niamey, Niger. Chanting Long live
Putin. Long live Russia. Down with Macron.
Down with France.
"France began the evacuation of
hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger on
Tuesday, a day after neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso said
any outside intervention to restore the ousted government
would be seen as a declaration of war."
"With the risk of conflict
escalating, Spain said it was preparing to evacuate more
than 70 citizens by air and Italy said it would organise a
repatriation flight. Germany urged its citizens to
join the French flights....The U.S., Germany and Italy also
have troops in Niger on counter-insurgency and training
missions. There has been no announcement of troops being
evacuated so far."
France
evacuates citizens from Niger after neighbours warn of war
"France on Sunday warned it would
retaliate if its citizens were attacked in Niger...Should
anyone attack French nationals, the army, diplomats and
French interests, they will see France respond in an
immediate and intractable manner, the French president's
office said, adding that French President Emmanuel Macron
"will not tolerate any attack against France and its
interests."
France
warns will retaliate if its interests attacked in Niger -
Africa - World - Ahram Online
The new military ruler of Niger has
called on the people to defend the country.
ECOWAS has suspended ties with
Niger and said the president must be reinstated within a
week or they will authorize the use of force. They
have also imposed a no fly zone over Niger. And have
ordered the seizure of Niger assets
"Military intervention in
junta-ruled Niger was "the last resort." "The
military option is the very last option on the table, the
last resort, but we have to prepare for the eventuality",
said Abdel Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political
Affairs, Peace and Security." ECOWAS is the Economic
Community of West African States.
COUP:
Nigeria cuts power supply to Niger Republic - Vanguard
News
So we have a mess in this part of
Africa, with coups and the Wagner Group (Russia) and U.S.
supporting opposite sides.
Back to Poland and Wagner,The
latest news as of 8/2:
Twitter's EndGameWW3 wrote:
"Tensions high on NATO's border with Belarus after Wagner
troops move closer."
John Bulkeley, who is keeping up
with all of this wrote on twitter "If the Wagner Group is
really insane enough to try and invade Poland, this is WW3
with Russia. NATO should be flooding resources into
Poland RIGHT NOW to stop this. And let's not forget
how WW2 started. An invasion of Poland." And "If
gold and uranium are involved, you can be sure the Wagner
Group will be VERY interested in Niger. They certainly
were in Sudan."
John
Bulkeley (@bulkeley_john) / X
US Ambassador to the UN made it
clear to Putin that an attack by the Wagner Group will be
seen as an attack by the Russian Federation.
There is news that the Polish army
is transferring reinforcements to the Belarusian
border. The Belarusian President is threatening Poland
with the Wagner Group - saying they are eyeing Warsaw.
"Poland said on Tuesday it was
rushing troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus,
Russia's closest ally, of violating its airspace with
military helicopters. The Belarusian military denied
any such violation and accused NATO member Poland, one of
Ukraine's most fervent backers in its conflict with Russia,
of making up the accusation to justify a build up of its
troops." "On Saturday, Polish Prime Minister
Mateusz Morawiecki said a group of 100 Wagner fighters had
moved close to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish
border, describing the situation as increasingly dangerous."
Poland
rushes troops to border, Belarus denies helicopter
violation
U.S. Weapons to Ukraine:
As for the weapons going to Ukraine
ending up in Africa: Back in December 2022 this
article states that weapons from Ukraine are arming Boko
Haram and ISIS terrorists along with dictators in Chad,
Niger, Central African Republic, etc. "In
August, an American news outlet unmasked that a shockingly
large amount of weaponry heading for Ukraine was
untraceable. Like 30% of it reaches its final
destination." Some of the arms are going to
West Asia also.
Weapons
delivered to Ukraine 'beginning to filter' to Africa:
Nigeria | Al Mayadeen English
The U.S. can't be so naive or
stupid to not know what is happening. This is just
unconscionable to allow these weapons to just disappear all
over the world - and at the American taxpayers
expense. People have been asking for an accountability
of these weapons and the Biden administration/Biden DoD has
refused. A lot of somebodies are making a lot of money
on this. And a lot of bad people are getting weapons -
weapons they should never had in their hands. We are
supplying weapons for wars and future wars! Our
Biden administration has so much blood on their hands!
They are using Ukraine as a cover for their arms
smuggling operations!
All of this is very fluid...and
there will probably be many more developments before this
coming Sunday. Just when we think the world can't take
any more 'hot spots' - one or two more pop up. And the
U.S. is providing a lot of the weapons to these present and
future 'hot spots.' War is money. And both
weapons and money are flowing.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance