Russian President Vladimir Putin has met privately with Burkina Faso’s interim military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, over a situation that might not be unconnected with the Niger crisis.

While the details of the meeting were not clear as of the time of filing this report, there are speculations that the meeting was part of Putin’s plans to meet with French-speaking West African countries ruled by the military.

A short clip of the Russian leader’s meeting with Traore was posted by Jackson Hinkle on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.

@jacksonhinkle wrote, “Putin held a private meeting with the world’s youngest leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso.”

Traore is the world’s youngest currently serving leader after becoming the interim leader of Burkina Faso following the coup on 30th September 2022 which ousted interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.

Mali and Burkina Faso have pledged their support to Niger, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a one-week ultimatum to the junta to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

The deadline elapsed on Sunday and the ECOWAS leaders said they would converge again on Thursday for the next move.

KanwuliaExtra:
US and France don kwayet.

LagosFirstSon:

Putin no be their mate na

Na Tinubu I just dey pity pass because the cane Vladimir Putin is using to flog zelensky, na him he go use flog Tinubu and US won't do shit .

LagosFirstSon:

Putin no be their mate na

Na Tinubu I just dey pity pass because the cane Vladimir Putin is using to flog zelensky, na him he go use flog Tinubu and US won't do shit .

Righthussle:
The way I like this Taore guy. I wish he can be the leader of the whole Africa.

That aside, Niger cutting ties with France only to embrace Russia is like watching a rape victim run from one rapist's house to the house of another rapist for safety.

While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas (Thomas Sankara, October 1987)

SSFeedsNigeria:
Ebola is apparently going to end badly. Anyways, it will be karma at work!

arcis:
...Nigeria will be great under President Tinubu...your hatred will surely hunt you..

LagosFirstSon:
All those Tinubu mumu supporters pushing him to his doomsday had better have a rethink because Putin won't think twice before dealing mercilessly with Tinubu if he tries to invade Russia backed Niger republic

LagosFirstSon:
All those Tinubu mumu supporters pushing him to his doomsday had better have a rethink because Putin won't think twice before dealing mercilessly with Tinubu if he tries to invade Russia backed Niger republic

BOSSkesh:
B*tch boy is scared of Ecomog
I thought he liked to make mouth don’t worry hand go touch you soon

Ikaeniyan0:
Why do you like traore?

LagosFirstSon:

Putin no be their mate na

Na Tinubu I just dey pity pass because the cane Vladimir Putin is using to flog zelensky, na him he go use flog Tinubu and US won't do shit .